One Roll Exalted

Dice of the Gods

Version 0.17

An Epic Game of Power and Passion

By Martin Nerurkar
 
Credits
Author: Martin Nerurkar
Cover Artwork: Martin Nerurkar
One Roll Engine: Greg Stolze
Exalted Setting: White Wolf Publishing, Inc.
Playtesters
Jan Bormann, Niclas Brand, Armin Hanle, Hobbie
Reagan, Wolfgang Scherer, Conny Zeeb.
Charm Ideas
Evil Hat Productions “Wolf among Sheep Approach”
RRimmel “This is Mine Proclamation”
Madwand “City Sweeping Speech”
Kukla “Reeds in to Gold Meditation”
Special Thanks
The following people and organizations deserve a
special mention as they contributed to the final result
of this project in one form or another:
Bailywolf for the initial spark to launch this project
Urs Reupke, Rainer Schmidt and Marc Simon for
their Feedback
Skaville and mr float for their ideas on Waste Dice
events
Greg Stolze for the ORE system and REIGN
Arcdream Publishing for WILD TALENTS
White Wolf for the getting me hooked on the wonder-
ful world of Exalted
Clinton R. Nixon for the idea on how to make Virtue
Flaws and Motivation work
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Disclaimer
This document is a unofficial and unlicensed role-
playing game based on White Wolf’s Exalted and
Greg Stolzes One Roll Engine. The author is in no
way affiliated with Greg Stolze, White Wolf Publish-
ing or its subsidiaries.
The mention of, or reference to any original material,
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Under no circumstances does this document seek to
invalidate the material within any of the mentioned
books, instead it aims to increase their value to the
customer. To sum it up: Buy their books!
Copyright
One Roll Exalted (OREx) is © 2007 Martin Nerurkar.
All rights reserved. The exception to this are element
of the ORE, REIGN or Exalted intellectual properties.
This document may reproduced for personal use only
and it may neither be distributed for profit nor in large
quantities.
One Roll Engine and REIGN is © 2007 Greg Stolze.
All rights reserved.
Exalted is a registered Trademark of White Wolf Pub-
lishing, Inc. All rights reserved.
This is not a complete game!
It only offers guidelines and rule modifications
on how to run Exalted using the One Roll En-
gine of REIGN. It also assumes a certain degree
of familiarity with both the ORE rules system
and the Exalted setting.
To effectively use this document you should
have access to at least two books: the Exalted
Second Edition corebook and the REIGN core-
book. See the Appendix V: Recommended
Reading for more information.
 
Contents
Introduction 1
ORE Basics 1
How to Roll 1
Time 1
Difficulties and Penalties 2
Dice Types 2
Stunts 2
Differences 3
Differences to Exalted 3
Differences to REIGN 3
Characters 5
Stats (Attributes) 5
Stat List 5
Skills (Abilities) 6
Skill List 6
Favored Skills 7
Martial Arts 7
Essence 8
Stat and Skill Maximums 8
Dice Pool Size 8
Mote Pools 8
Magical Power Prerequisites 8
Anima 8
Anima Banner Levels 8
Anima Powers 8
Personality 9
Motivation 9
Virtue Flaw 9
Example Advantages 10
Health 11
Health Boxes 11
Damage 11
Healing 11
Dying 12
Char. Generation 13
Point Buy System 13
Step 1: Character Basics 13
Step 2: Favored Stats and Skills 13
Step 3: Motivation and Virtue Flaw 13
Step 4: Spend Generation Points 13
One Roll System 14
Step 1: Determine Exalt Type 14
Step 2: Roll the dice 14
Step 3: Caste and favored Skills 20
Step 4: Select Charms 20
Step 5: Personality 20
Strategies and Tips 20
Advancement 21
Earned Experience Points 21
Spending Experience Points 22
Rules 23
Combat 23
Unworthy Opponents 23
Movement 23
Walking 23
Jumping 23
Magical Powers 25
Excellency Dice 25
Buying Excellency Dice 25
Using Excellency Dice 25
Types of Excellency Dice 25
Charms 26
Cost 26
Requirements 26
Type 26
Duration 27
Keywords 27
Spells 28
Cost 28
Range 28
Duration 28
Shaping 28
Casting 29
Keywords 29
Artifacts 30
Using Artifacts 30
Purchasing Artifacts 30
Example Keys 32
Example Motivations 32
Destructive / Avenging 32
Personal Gain 32
Societal 32
Virtue Flaws 33
Compassion Virtue Flaws 33
Conviction Virtue Flaws 33
Temperance Virtue Flaws 33
Valor Virtue Flaws 33
Solar Charms 35
Generic Charms 35
Archery Charms 35
Lightning Arrow Path 35
Loyal Bow Path 35
Spirit Arrow Path 36
Unwavering Arrow Path 36
Phoenix Arrow Path 37
Athletics Charms 37
Golden Bull’s Might Path 37
Heavenly Grace Path 37
Hopping Cricket Path 38
Speed of Light Path 38

 
Awareness Charms 38
Lightning Reflexes Path 38
Perfection of Senses Path 39
Brawl Charms 39
Lightning Fist Path 39
Phoenix Fist Path 39
Solar Hero Path 40
Bureaucracy Charms 41
Enlightened Vizier Path 41
Lord of Coin Path 41
Builders Path 42
Modification Path 43
Dodge Charms 43
Flickering Shadow Path 43
Leaf on the Wind Path 43
Integrity Charms 44
Iron Resolve Path 44
Wyld Protection Path 44
Investigation Charms 44
Observing the World Path 44
Vigilant Judge Path 44
Larceny Charms 44
Magpie Fingers Path 44
Master of Disguise Path 45
Unchecked Passage Path 46
Linguistics Charms 46
The Might of the Pen Path 46
Unobstructed Words Path 47
Lore Charms 47
Company Path 47
Legendary Curriculum Path 47
Wyld Shaping Path 48
Medicine Charms 48
Gentle Touch Path 48
Enhancement Path 48
Melee Charms 48
Lightning Blade Path 48
Loyal Blade Path 48
My Blade is My Shield Path 48
Phoenix Blade Path 49
Occult Charms 49
Sorcery Path 49
Necromancy Path 49
Spirit-Slaying Path 50
Sorcerer’s Eye Path 50
Performance Charms 50
Artistic Path 50
Oratory Path 51
Presence Charms 51
Words of Honey Path 51
Aura Path 52
Resistance Charms 53
Golden Skin Path 53
Inner Fortitude Path 53
Loyal Hauberk Path 54
Warrior’s Focus Path 54
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Ride Charms 55
Sail Charms 55
Socialize Charms 55
Flawless Courtier Path 55
Soul of Nations Path 55
Stealth Charms 55
Unseen Presence Path 55
Veiled Essence Path 55
Survival Charms 56
Lord of Beasts Path 56
Elemental Harmony Path 56
Infallible Hunter Path 56
Thrown Charms 56
Cascade of Knives Path 56
Hidden Viper Knife Path 57
Lightning Knife Path 57
Loyal Knife Path 57
Phoenix Knife Path 57
Spirit Knife Path 57
War Charms 57
Glorious Battlefield Presence Path 57
Unconquered General Path 57
Martial Arts 59
Terrestrial Martial Arts 59
Even Blade Style 59
Celestial Martial Arts 59
Righteous Devil Style 59
Snake Style 59
Tiger Style 59
Spells 60
Sorcery 60
Terrestrial Circle Sorcery 60
Celestial Circle Sorcery 60
Solar Circle Sorcery 60
Necromancy 61
Shadowlands Circle Necromancy 61
Labyrinth Circle Necromancy 61
Void Circle Necromancy 61
Panoply 62
Mundane Equipment 62
Weapons 62
Armor 63
Personal Artifacts 63
Level 1 Artifacts 63
Level 2 Artifacts 63
Level 3 Artifacts 63
Recommend. Read. 64
ORE Rules 64
REIGN 64
WILD TALENTS 64
NEMESIS 64
Exalted Setting 65
 

Exalted Second Edition 65

Other Exalted books 65

Questions / ToDo 66

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VIII
 Chapter One
Introduction
One Roll Exalted (or OREx) is an attempt at creating
a toolset that makes it possible to use the One Roll
Engine (or ORE) from Greg Stolze with the Exalted
setting published by White Wolf.
Exalted is a game about powerful beings beyond the
scope of mere mortals. Their epic adventures in a
world full of wonders are inspired by the over-the-top
action of wuxia and anime movies while their flawed
protagonists seem to be right out of the traditional
greek myths.
Unfortunately I felt that the original rules run counter
to the mood and flow of my stories. Whenever battle
was joined, the strongly tactical nature of the rules
was a hindrance. Furthermore there was no real sys-
tem to simulate the actions of organizations such as
mercenary companies or nations. This seemed coun-
terproductive to the feel and dynamic of my stories.
To fix this “problem” I took up the ORE rules and
set out to mold them to fit the style and feel of my
vision of Creation. I decided to go with the ORE rules
because they are quick when it comes to the resolu-
tion of conflict - especially combat – while preserving
some of the tactical (you may call it “gamist”) focus
that to me is part of Exalted.
ORE Basics
The Rules of OREx are based on the rules featured in
REIGN. Use them as written in the corebook except
where mentioned. For completion’s sake the core
rules of the One Roll Engine are reiterated here, with
some changes.
How to Roll
In OREx it is only ever necessary to roll the dice when
a character tries to do something that is either difficult
or where the outcome is significant to the story. To
see if he is successful, you roll a number of ten-sided
dice (usually abbreviated with “d” — “8d” stands for
eight ten-sided dice). The total number of dice you
roll are called a dice pool. When you roll you look for
matching dice. These are called sets.
When you get a set, that means two or more dice with
matching numbers, your action succeeds. If you fail to
roll a set, then your action fails. This means that dice
pools with only 1 die in them automatically fail.
Each set has two degrees of information, Width (W)
and Height (H). Width is determined by the amount of
dice showing the same number, so three dice showing
the number 8 would be a set with a width of 3.
Height on the other hand is the number the matching
dice show, so in the above example, the Height would
be the 8 shown on the dice faces. Width and Height
are usually abbreviated as WxH, in this case 3x8.
Having the matching dice set be high and wide usu-
ally indicates a superior result. An attack in combat for
example uses Width for the speed and damage while
Height determines the quality of the attack. Width can
also determine how long a task takes or how long the
effects of an action last.
Time
Depending on the action undertaken, the time scale
for a task can be measured in rounds, minutes, hours,
scenes, days, seasons or even years. The Storyteller

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sets the time scale based on the specifics of the ac-
tion. For example, breaking down a door might take
rounds while decoding a complicated spell might take
days. There may be cases when picking a lock might
take days and deciphering the spell only minutes. Ul-
timately it’s up the Storyteller to set the time scale.
Once the time scale is determined, make the relevant
roll. Subtract the width of the used set from 5 to find
out how many units of time it takes to complete the
task. Extremely lengthy or demanding tasks might use
a number of time units larger than 5 as their base.
No matter how wide your set is, a task always needs at
least one unit of time to. If you get a width of five or
wider with a normally timed job, then the action still
takes one day, hour, minute, or round.
Difficulties and Penalties
Sometimes actions are particularly hard and so a
simple set is not sufficient. There are two ways for the
Storyteller to determine the difficulty of the action.
One is the addition of a difficulty to the roll – this
indicates a minimum height (and/or in a few rare ex-
ceptions width) required for the set to be acceptable.
Lower sets do not overcome the difficulty and fail.
The other option is a penalty. This removes dice from
the dice pool before it is rolled. It is important to note
that penalties first remove stunt dice from a roll, then
they downgrade Excellency Dice (see below) and
lastly they remove regular dice. This order is impor-
tant as stunts can prevent the powerful Excellency
Dice from being downgraded
Order of Penalty Modifiers
1. Apply to Stunt Dice and remove them.
2. Apply to Excellency Dice and downgrade them.
3. Apply to regular dice and remove them.
A dice pool can never be reduced to less regular dice
than the character’s Essence unless he did have less
dice in the rolled Stat and Skill from the start.
The difference between Difficulties and Penalties in
game is that difficulties make the task equally hard
for everyone while penalties are a lot harder on people
with smaller dice pools than well trained experts.
Usually difficulties should be used most of the time to
model complications. Penalties should be reserved for
the times when a characters capabilities are limited or
reduced. This could be due to a lack of proper equip-
ment when trying to bandage a friend, being in pain or
trying to shoot someone without eyesight.

Dice Types
Besides rolling regular ten-sided dice, ORE also
makes use of a number of special dice to spice things
up. These types are:
Excellency Dice
These dice, often abbreviated as ExD, represent the
magical prowess of the different exalted and they are
superior to regular dice. The player has more control
over their values and thus can produce superior results.
How these dice work is covered in the Excellency
Dice chapter on page XX. It might be worthwhile to
use differently colored dice for you Excellency Dice
when those need to be rolled.
Stunt Dice
Stunt Dice (SD) are awarded for interesting and fla-
vorful descriptions. They are generated by Stunts (see
below) and they help emphasize the cinematic nature
of Exalted. Stunt Dice are rolled like normal dice but
they buy off penalties before Excellency Dice do.
Gobble Dice
Gobble Dice (GD) are dice that are in sets used for
defensive actions. They remove dice from other sets
that are lower than the height of the Gobble Dice Set.
These work unchanged.
Waste Dice
The Waste Dice (WD) are all the dice in a rolled pool
that do not come up as sets. Some effects (such as
magic) make use of those to generate further informa-
tion about the result.
Area Dice
Area Dice (AD) are special dice that are rolled when
certain effects engulf a large area. Each of these dice
is rolled and checked on its own dealing damage if it
rolls higher than the AR of the target. Type and amount
of damage is described by the effect. By default AD
do 1S for each rolled die. Area Dice ignore armor un-
less otherwise specified.
Stunts
Stunts are a vital part of Exalted that have been intro-
duced to the OREx system to preserve the high action
feel of Exalted. A stunt is an interesting, thematic or
plain cool description of a character’s action that adds
to the mood and setting. For well worded actions that
Storyteller can (and should) award Stunts of varying
levels. These add dice to your rolls and let you regain
motes on the fly.
Players can also add details to the scenery when they
stunt. For example a character could make a jump and
hang on to a nicely placed flag instead of falling to his
 Chapter One • Introduction
death. Of course the storyteller can always veto such
“dramatic edits” if it should be necessary.
Level 1 Stunt
This is a short and interesting description. Add 1d to
your roll and gain 2 motes if your stunt is successful.
Level 2 Stunt
This stunt makes use of the surroundings in an inter-
esting way. Add 2d to your roll, gain 4 motes if your
action is successful.
Level 3 Stunt
This stunt makes everyone at the table go “Woah!”
You should know when these happen. Add 3d to your
roll, gain 6 motes and 1 XP (max. once per session)
if successful.
If your character is actively pursuing his motivation
with a stunt, then you may add 1 Stunt Dice to your
pool. This means that if you perform a Level 1 Stunt,
you may roll 2 stunt dice but still just gain 2 motes if
your stunt is successful. If you do not stunt, then you
do not automatically gain the motivation benefit. Also
remember that Stunt Dice buy off penalties before
Excellency Dice do.
Differences
If you’re familiar with either the One Roll Engine or
Exalted you will notice a number of differences to
their respective rules mechanics. The most important
differences are listed here to help you learn the sys-
tem.
Differences to Exalted
One Roll Exalted tries to focus on the parts of Exalted
that stand out as important to me. This means that a
few elements from the original game have fallen by
the wayside while others behave slightly differently
in the new system. See the list below for information.
Excellencies are not Charms
To model the supernatural aptitude of the Exalted the
system uses Excellency Dice. Excellencies as they
were known in Exalted Second Edition do not exist
anymore. For more information about this be sure to
check out the section on “Excellency Dice”.
One mote pool and different Animas
For simplicity’s sake the distinction between per-
sonal and peripheral mote pools was removed. This
also brings with it the fact that there no longer are
the Anima Powers as written. The Exalted still have
their iconic animas but they do not cause any special
effects such as fear or improved spellcasting instead
they improve the Excellency Dice. Also Mote Pools
are slightly smaller and calculated differently.
Martial Arts are Sub Skills
The system for Martial Arts was changed. Instead of
the Martial Arts skill players now have the Brawl skill.
Refined and structured Martial Arts now are sub-skills
not unlike the original Crafts skills. The important
part is that Martial Arts sub skills have their parent
skill and their weapon proficiencies determined by the
Style learned.
No Specialties, no Virtues, no Willpower
One Roll Exalted makes no use of any of these ele-
ments.
There is no Essence Ping or Hardness
The One Roll Engine doesn’t need a mechanic such
as Essence Ping and thus Hardness is superfluous as
well. This helps in simplifying combat a lot.
No Magical Material Bonuses
The coarser rule set of OREx makes it difficult if not
impossible to model something like the benefits as
granted by the magical materials. There are less sta-
tistics available and a single point increase is much
more potent.
Artifacts are limited by Essence
To simplify the amount of mote management and to
shift the focus to the Exalted and away from their
gear, artifacts are now limited by a character’s Es-
sence score. The total level of all his personal artifacts
can not be higher than twice his Essence score.
Charms are aligned in Paths not Trees
As another measure of simplifying the game, Charms
are no longer aligned in complicated trees. Instead
they are aligned in linear paths of usually about 3 to
5 Charms. Custom Charms are created by inserting
them at any point in a path where they would make
sense.
Essence is much more powerful
The permanent Essence Trait is used both as a limit
and prerequisite much more often than in regular Ex-
alted. Thus it is much more powerful and important.
Virtue Flaws and Motivation
An important source of experience points are now the
Virtue Flaw and Motivation of a character. Further-
more intimacies are no longer necessary.
Differences to REIGN
Using the ORE system from REIGN as a basis, the
following rules have been changed, replaced or other-

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wise altered for One Roll Exalted:
Maximum Dice Pools
The maximum amount of dice rolled is no longer lim-
ited to 10. Instead the maximum is either 10 or twice
a character’s Essence. Always pick the higher number
for the dice pool limit.
Maximum Height
Another difference is the fact that One Roll Exalted
does not have an upper limit for the height of a roll.
Even though the dice can only show numbers as high
as 10, there are many effects such as Charms or Spells
that raise this number even higher.
Different Stats and Skills
OREx uses a Stat and Skill setup that closely re-
sembles the original attributes and abilities found in
Exalted. Furthermore it is possible to favor skills or
stats for XP discounts.
quality (who can parry whom) and armor only has a
single AR value. Additional players only have a single
pool of wound boxes. See the section on health on
page XX for more info.
Aggravated Damage
A new type of damage, called aggravated damage,
is added to the system. It is treated just like killing
damage but it’s much harder to heal with magical
means. More information can be found in the section
on Health.
Exalted round up, Mortals round down
Some instances of the ORE always round down when
fractions of dice (or bonuses/penalties) are concerned.
OREx adjusts this rule: Mortals always round down,
Exalted always round up. The spirit of this is that mor-
tals always use the value that’s less beneficial while
the Exalted use the one they benefit more from.

Essence Stat and Motes

One Roll Exalted also introduces the Essence stat
and a resource called motes. Essence determines the
general mystical aptitude of a character and motes are
used to fuel all manner of supernatural effects.

Motivation and Flaw instead of Passions

The passions mentioned in REIGN (Duty, Mission
and Craving) are replaced by the Motivation and
Flaw Keys that determine a characters desires and
shortcomings. They are one of the main sources of XP
and do not generate Passion Dice. Instead Stunts have
taken over this function.

Different XP System and Character Generation

Experience points are gained differently than in
REIGN, and usually in a larger number. Instead of
having the GM determine XP players earn them by
following motivation and playing out their virtue flaw.
This in turn produces larger amounts of XP. To adapt
to this, the point costs for character advancement
were raised to fit. This, coupled with the new stats and
capabilities modifies the process of Character Genera-
tion somewhat.

Excellency Dice replace Master and Expert Dice

The only types of special dice available to the Exalted
are the Excellency Dice. They entirely replace Master
and Expert Dice and each type of Exalted has a unique
dice mechanic.

No Damage Locations
The high-cinematic kung-fu action world of Exalted
is not suited to gritty, location-based damage. The
height of a roll in combat is only used to determine


 Chapter Two
Characters
The character is the basic building block of the One
Roll Exalted role-playing game. Here many of the dif-
ferences between the regular ORE system and OREx
become apparent and are explained. This chapter also
features two methods to generate characters.
Stats (Attributes)
OREx makes use of six different stats. These represent
the attributes in Exalted but the name Stats is used to
maintain closer ties to other ORE modules. Each of
these stats can normally range from 1 to 5 dice but a
high Essence score can raise this Limit.
Stat List
Strength is the measure of a character’s physical
might. It includes his raw muscular power as well
as his toughness and endurance. How much an indi-
vidual can lift or carry is also determined by the stat.
It is often called Body in other ORE games.
Dexterity is representative of the coordination and
reflexes of a character. This includes manual dexter-
ity as well as general body control. This stat is often
called Coordination in other ORE games.
Charisma is not unlike Strength in that it measures
raw power: social power. This stat stands both for
force of personality and a resolute mind. This is often
called Command in other ORE games although it in-
cludes elements of Cool.
Manipulation represents a character’s conscious
ability to affect the minds and thoughts of others with
his words. It measures a characters skill of navigating
conversations It includes both honest persuasion and
deceit. Other ORE games often call this stat Charm.
Intelligence represents the intellect of a character. It is
a measure for his ability to solve riddles, calculate or
to create strategic plans for a battle. It also represents a
character’s memory and mental “armor”. Intelligence
is generally rolled when trying to find out whether a
character knows about something. Other ORE games
call this stat Brains or Knowledge.
Wits, the last of the stats, is the ability to think out-
side the bounds and to perceive things. This is both
used for quick tactical decisions and other actions of a
more improvisational nature. Wits is also used as the
stat to determine the order of declaration in combat.
Character with a lower Wits score have to declare
their actions first, allowing those with a quicker grasp
on things to react accordingly. Other ORE games use
the stats Sense and Cool to represent this.
Charisma vs. Manipulation
Charisma is generally used when trying to per-
sonally overpower someone and affect their
feelings. Grand speeches to motivate an army
are part of this just as the attempt at attracting
a potential lover with pure charm.
Manipulation on the other hand is the clever
use of arguments and body language to affect
other people’s thoughts or to convince them
of something. This can be used for a lawyer’s
speech or when haggling based on facts.

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Favored Stats
Lunar and Alchemical Exalted choose to favor certain
Stats. Some of the stats they favor are predetermined
by the Caste they belong to while other favored stats
may be freely chosen. These stats represent a natural
aptitude and provide a discount in XP costs when
raising the stat, buying Excellency Dice or associated
Charms.
Skills (Abilities)
The OREx system skills are closely based on the 25
abilities found in Exalted. Each one of these can range
from 0 up to 5 dice or up to Essence dice, whichever
is higher.
Skill List
Archery is generally rolled in conjunction with Dex-
terity. It’s used to determine a character’s capabilities
with ranged weapons such as bows, crossbows or
flame pieces.
Athletics is used for feats of bodily coordination. This
includes climbing, running, swimming and lifting
things. Depending on the type of activity it is common
to either use Dexterity or Strength with Athletics.
Awareness is a measure of a character’s acuteness of
the senses when not actively searching for something.
It is commonly used in conjunction with Wits.
Brawl is used for fighting barehanded. It is used with
Strength and represents an untrained but effective
fighting style. Weapons such as brass knuckles, fight-
ing gauntlets and reinforced boots can be used with
the brawl skill. The use of improvised weapons such
as broken beer bottles, shields or stools is also part
of this. For more refined fighting styles, both armed
and unarmed, see the chapter on Martial Arts on page
XX.
Bureaucracy represents a character’s aptitude in
organizing and navigating bureaucracies. Both when
managing them or trying to gain something from
them. This is commonly used with Manipulation,
Intelligence or Wits.
Crafts is commonly used with Coordination or Intel-
ligence. It is rolled when a character tries to build
things. If he tries to forge a sword or brew a poison,
Crafts is the skill to use
Dodge is used when trying to stay out of the way of
harmful blows. It is a purely defensive skill and com-
monly uses Coordination.

Integrity represents a PCs mental resilience. This is
applicable for both social and mental situations. It is
commonly rolled in conjunction with Charisma or
Intelligence.
Investigation is the skill of choice when characters
are actively searching. Usually Wits is the stat to use,
but when torturing or interrogating someone, Cha-
risma or Manipulation might be appropriate.
Larceny covers all kinds of criminal activities: Break-
ing into a house, knowing where and how to steal and
disguising oneself. It also covers knowledge of the
criminal underground and how to best acquire illegal
items. It is commonly rolled with Dexterity or Wits.
Linguistics measures a PC’s grasp of languages and
his ability to communicate in written form. It is com-
monly used with Manipulation or Intelligence. Each
die in Linguistics grants proficiency in a single lan-
guage. Each ExD grants fluency in two.
Lore is a general measure for a character’s knowledge
about the world and its inhabitants, this includes fields
such as geography and history. A character also needs
a Lore score of at least 1 to know how to read and
write. This skill is usually rolled with Intelligence.
Medicine encompasses both the ability to repair bodi-
ly harm, combat disease and poisons and knowledge
about the human anatomy. It is commonly rolled with
Intelligence.
Melee is the measure of proficiency with all manner of
killing implements. It is usually rolled with Strength
and can be used with a wide variety of weapons.
Specialized arms such as rope darts or fighting chains
need specialized Martial Arts skills (see page XX).
Occult represents the familiarity with all manner of
magic. This includes common wards against the Wyld,
knowledge about Ghosts and the circles of magic. It
is a vital skill for sorcerers and it’s commonly rolled
with Intelligence.
Performance measures a PC’s ability to play musical
instruments, sing, dance and orate. Any kind of im-
personal, one-way activity or communiation that aism
to affect all observers is part of this skill. Prayers are
another element of Performance. The skill is usually
rolled with Charisma or Manipulation.
Presence is the opposite of Performance as it deals
with personal interaction. Seduction, Persuasion and
haggling are common activities for this skill. It is most
often rolled with either Charisma or Manipulation.
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Resistance represents the ability to withstand pain and
exhaustion. It helps shrug off blows, disease, poison
and torture. It is commonly rolled with Strength.
Ride is a measure for a characters ability to control a
subservient being. Usually this is a steed like a horse
or a wild cat but the skill also deals with the use of
personal vehicles such as flying carpets or warstrid-
ers. Rise is also applicable when moving other crea-
tures (such as zombies) via mind control. Dexterity,
Charisma or Intelligence are usually the stats to use.
Sail covers all actions dealing with all manner of
ships. This includes regular ships but is equally true
for sand- or airships. It is common to use Dexterity or
Strength when manually piloting the craft or Wits or
Charisma when only commandeering or steering it.
Socialize is the skill of working crowds and societies.
It is used when trying to remain unnoticed in a crowd,
when behaving in a proper manner in a given environ-
ment or when organizing social events. It is usually
rolled with Charisma or Manipulation.
Stealth covers all activities with the goal of remain-
ing unnoticed. Sneaking, skulking and hiding are all
part of this skill. It is usually rolled with Dexterity.
Survival covers the arts of surviving in the wilderness
and the handling of animals. It can be used for for-
aging up supplies, taming a wild beast and knowing
which plants are poisonous. It is most often used with
Wits.
Thrown is the skill of choice when a character wants
to hurl objects at another one. This covers throwing
knives, spears and boomerangs. It’s commonly used
with Dexterity for smaller weapons or Strength for
large objects.
War is used both to train troops and people in the art
of war and to conduct warfare itself. When used to
train it is commonly used in conjunction with Cha-
risma. When used on a strategic level it is commonly
rolled with Intelligence, on a tactical level it uses Wits
instead.
Favored Skills
Solar, Abyssal, Sidereal and Terrestrial Exalted may
favor certain Skills. Some of these are predetermined
by the Caste while others may be freely chosen. Fa-
vored Skills represent a natural aptitude and provide
an XP cost discount to raise the chosen Skills and
when buying Charms associated with them.
Martial Arts
The Martial Arts Styles are a special case of skills
called sub-skills. Each of these skills represents a
certain fighting style. Martial Arts skills are usually
linked to the Brawl skill but some are based on Melee
or even Archery. A few rare and esoteric skills may
even be sub-skills of Bureaucracy or Linguistics.
Regardless of their parent skill, Martial Arts always
grant proficiency to a number of weapons and modes
of attack specified in the skill description. It is also
important to note that most Martial Arts sub-skills use
Dexterity to attack, while the Brawl and Melee par-
ent-skills both rely on the Strength stat.
If the parent-skill is favored then all relevant sub-skills
are granted the same experience discount. Rankings
in the sub-skill are unaffected by the parent skill and
vice versa. So a character could have Brawl 0d and
Brawl (Tiger Style) with 5d. Note that Sub-Skills are
usually written with the parent skill in front and the
sub-skill in brackets.
Martial Arts and Charms
Proficency in a sub-skill does not fulfill requirements
for parent-skill charms but they grant the user access
to a specialized Charm Path. Each style has a path that
is usually 5 to 8 Charms in length. These Charms can
be learned by any exalt capable of mastering that level
of Martial Arts (see below).
The limitation to Martial Arts is that the when using
a Martial Arts skill to attack or defend, the character
may not use Charms from the parent skill and has to
rely solely on his Martial Arts. However a character
may, for example, make a multi action and attack with
a style compatible weapon using his Brawl (Snake
Style) skill and defend with his Melee skill. He could
then use Snake Style charms with his attack and Me-
lee charms with his defense but he will suffer Multiple
Action penalties as usual.
The Perfected Lotus
Sidereal Martial Arts. The most powerful arts
can only be used by Sidereals, Abyssals and
Solars. Lunars require special charms first.
Celestial Martial Arts. The Sidereals, Solars,
Lunars and Abyssals can use them. Terrestrial
Exalted need to unlock them.
Terrestrial Martial Arts. Every Essence User
can learn them. Mortals need to become en-
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Essence
Essence is a special characteristic that measures an
individual’s command of the mystical energies of the
world. Only the enlightened and the Exalted have rat-
ings between 2 and 10. Normal mortals themselves
are limited to a level of 1.
Stat and Skill Maximums
Essence determines the maximum levels of skills and
stats. These are both set at 5 or permanent Essence,
whichever is higher. For example an Essence 7 Solar
may have Stats and Skills as high as 7d.
Dice Pool Size
Essence also has an effect on the maximum amount
of dice a player may roll. Usually you never roll more
than 10 dice or twice your permanent Essence, which-
ever is higher. Essence also determines the minimum
dice pool size: Penalties can never cause a dice pool
to contain less regular dice than your Essence score.
This is of course only true if the stat and skill were
higher than your Essence in the first place.
Mote Pools
Essence also determines the amount of motes a char-
acter has at his disposal. Motes are used to fuel all
sorts of magical powers such as Charms and Spells.
Motes are determined by a character’s type and his
Essence score. See the sidebar below for details.
Magical Power Prerequisites
Another effect of a higher Essence score is that it
allows access to improved powers. Charms and
Excellency dice are limited by Essence, and higher
Essence allows the character to learn and use better
powers. Essence also limits the amount and power of
artifacts a character can use. It also determines how
many Charms a character may cast in a single round
of combat. For more information see Chapter Three:
Magical Powers on page 25.
Mote Pool Calculations
Solar & Abyssal Exalted, the Incarna, Death-
lords and Third Circle Demons have access to
pools based on 25 + (5 x Essence) motes
Celestial Exalted, Gods, Demons of the Second
Circle and other powerful essence users are
granted pools of 20 + (4 x Essence) motes
Enlightened Mortals, the Terrestrial Exalted,
Elementals, First Circle Demons and other
minor powers get 15 + (3 x Essence) motes

Anima
Each Exalt has what is called an Anima Banner. It’s
often an iconic image of something that exemplifies
the Exalt, such as an ethereal bull made of sunlight
or a complicated mandala formed of shadows. Other
Essence Users such as gods, ghosts or enlightened
mortals do not possess an Anima Banner.
Whenever an Exalt makes heavy use of his Essence
based powers these Anima Banners appear and grow
in intensity the more Charms are used. See the section
XX on page XX for more information.
Alternatively a character can expend 1m to auto-
matically increase the level of his Anima Banner by
one. This is a free action that can be undertaken at
any time and as often as the player wants until his
anima reaches the uppermost level. This is most often
used to intimidate opponents or to quickly activate a
character’s Anima Power.
Anima Banner Levels
There are a number of stages through which the Anima
Banner of a character progresses as it intensifies. The
more imposing it becomes the harder it is for the Exalt
to hide.
Caste Mark glitters -1 penalty to Stealth rolls
Caste Mark shines -2 penalty to Stealth rolls
Glowing Aura Stealth impossible
Anima Bonfire Stealth impossible
Totemic Image Stealth impossible
At the end of a scene (roughly 15 minutes), the Anima
Banner of a character automatically decreases by
1. If it reached Totemic level, then it degrades even
faster: The Anima Banner reverts to the Bonfire level
if the exalt does not use a charm for three consecutive
rounds.
Anima Powers
Exalted have the Anima Power, a powerful effect
that automatically activates when the Anima Banner
reaches the totemic level (which can be quickly turned
on for 10 motes, that is 2m per Anima Banner Level).
As long as his Anima is Totemic all of a character’s
ExD in Caste Skills are automatically activated for
free.
Zenith Caste
Zenith Caste Exalted are the priests of the Uncon-
quered Sun. In addition to their regular Anima abili-
ties, they may burn a body for 1m, sending it’s sould
to heaven. The cost of this ability is reduced to 0 if the
Zenith’s Anima is on the Totemic level.
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Aditionally Zenith Caste Solar Exalted automatically
add 1d to all their performance rolls when praying to
the gods.
Eclipse Caste
The Eclipse Caste are the diplomats and courtiers of
the Solar Exalted. Their special Anima abilitiy is a
certain diplomatic immunity among the Gods, Fair
Folk and the denizens of Malfeas.
Additionally these Exalted may learn the Charm from
other Exalt types. This however is more expensive
than learning regular Solar Charms.
Personality
Apart from Stats, Skills and Essence, a character also
has a few non-numerical traits that describe his or
her personality and goals. These keys are one of the
primary methods for a player to gain experience and
improve his character.
Motivation
The motivation is an essential part of each character.
This should be larger than life goal to suit the epic
style of Exalted. When choosing a motivation it is
your duty as a player to make sure that it is compatible
with the Motivations of your fellow players and the
intended campaign of the storyteller. This helps avoid
problems of incompatibility down the road.
Once you have decided on a motivation (for inspira-
tion check out the example motivations in Appendix
I: Example Keys on page XX) write it down on your
character sheet. Whenever your character acts accord-
ing to his Motivation he gains a number of Experience
Points (XP) depending on his action. See below for
more information. Either the storyteller or the player
may point appropriate behavior out but it is ultimately
up to the Storyteller to decide whether or not to award
the points. A player can only gain XP from the highest
option each scene.
Attempt an Action
Whenever the character attempts an action towards
fulfilling his motivation he gains 1 XP.
Succeed at an Action
Whenever the player succeeds at a step to fulfill his
motivation he gains 2 XP.
Complete a Milestone
Whenever a significant portion of your Motivation is
fulfilled you gain 5 XP.
Complete your Motivation
When a character manages to complete his motivation
the character automatically gains 20 XP and can raise
his Essence score without long training times.
Abandon your Motivation
When a character acts contrary to his motivation, he
may abandon it in favor of a new Motivation. Buy-
ing off a motivation costs 10 XP and should only be
caused by a significant setback or enlightenment.
Choose a new motivation immediately.
While pursuing his motivation the player can add 1
Stunt Die to every Stunt he makes. See the section on
Stunts on page XX for more information.
Virtue Flaw
The Virtue Flaw of the Exalted is similar to the Moti-
vation, except that is a negative behavior based in on
overly strong character trait. This flaw is the mani-
festation of the Great Curse and it’s mechanics are
similar to that of a Motivation.
The main differences are the strong interaction with
the Limit attribute (see below) and the fact that a Virtue
Flaw can never be bought off (with the exception of
the breaking of the Great Curse). Instead Virtue Flaws
possess Break Conditions that accumulates Limit and
eventually causes the most extreme behavior.
Break Conditions
When a Break Condition comes up, or at other times
where it would be appropriate, the Storyteller can offer
the opportunity for one or multiple XP to the player if
he acts as appropriate to his flaw. Of course the player
can act in accordance with his Virtue Flaw on his own
and then point these opportunities out either before
or after the fact. The Storyteller may disagree and
not hand out the XP but this should not be the normal
case. Either way a player can only gain XP from the
highest option each scene.
Should the player refuse to act appropriately when
pointed out by the storyteller then he does not get
the XP and instead accumulates a point of Limit. A
player can only gain 1 point of limit in this manner
per scene.
Limit
Limit is a trait that ranges from 0 to 10. It is a measure
for the mental stress of the Exalted and the higher this
value is; the closer the Chosen is to loosing control and
succumbing to his Virtue Flaw. If a character ever hits
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Limit Break
Limit Break is when an Exalted looses all control
over himself and succumbs to the Great Curse. The
character has his Limit rest to 0 but he has to act as
defined by his Virtue Flaw. The player can also choose
his character to suffer Limit Break whenever it would
be appropriate to do so even if not having reached 10
Limit yet.
While suffering from Limit Break, the character’s
passions fuel him and he’s stronger than ever. While
in the throes of Limit Break the character can spend
a number of motes each round equal to the amount of
Limit he had when he broke. This pool of “phantom”
motes are available each round but if the player does
not use them then they do not recharge his regular
mote pools.
See Appendix I: Example Keys on page XX for ex-
ample Virtue Flaws.
Picking a Flaw
A flaw is something that will inconvenience your
character but hopefully not do so to you, the player.
To avoid this you should take care when picking a
flaw and choose one whose adverse effects would be
interesting for you to portray in the game. If you play a
very social character, then picking a flaw which makes
you fly into a murderous rage whenever someone in-
sults him might not be a good idea. On the other hand
the conflict it causes with your characters specialty
and his flaw might just as well provide for interesting
and challenging situations as the character has to cope
with the results of his outbursts afterwards.
Regardless of your choice it is your responsibility to
make sure the other players and the storyteller accept
your Flaw and thing it would be interesting and fitting.
If the entire group wants to play in a highly social
setting, reveling in the social maneuvering, then the
aforementioned berserker might hamper their enjoy-
ment of the game.
Creating your own Flaws
It’s encouraged to build your own flaw if you do not
find one that is suitable to your character. If you decide
to create a custom flaw, be sure to talk this through
with your Storyteller before you do any work. If pos-
sible work out the flaw in close cooperation with him
and possibly your other players too.
The first thing you have to consider about a Virtue
Flaw is to what aspect of the Character it is tied to.
There are four major virtues know: Compassion, Con-
viction, Temperance and Valor but don’t let yourself
be restricted by those. If you can find other virtues
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that could be the basis for a Flaw go ahead but re-
member that a Virtue Flaw results from an imbalance
of character. Usually a virtue is too pronounced in the
characters personality, which causes him to resort to
extreme behavior.
Once you know which Virtue your Flaw is grounded
in it’s time to think about the specifics. What exactly
are the behaviors and results? It’s important to clearly
define the three stages (1XP, 2XP and 5XP) of the flaw.
When writing up the specifics keep in mind that the
Limit Flaw should only grant XP if it inconveniences
the player while at the same time making for interest-
ing situations. Also for most flaws the full limit break
should always last an entire day.
You also need to set a few Break Conditions for your
flaw. These should be closely linked to your character
and common enough to possibly show up at least once
a session. Also make sure to have more than one con-
dition to allow for more varied situation.
Advantages
Advantages is a catchall term for all positive things
a character could either own or have access to that
are not part of the stats and skills system. Material
resources and loyal followers are as much part of this
as are special merits such as having a beautiful face.
Advantages can only be purchased with Generation
Points (GP) during character generation. Some of
the Advantages can be earned in play, such as an in-
crease in wealth or a stolen artifact, while others (like
Beauty) can be bought with XP if your Storyteller ap-
proves. In some cases the Storyteller might even want
to consider paying XP for advantages you gained in
play as this will make them more “permanent” and
less subject to the ravages of the story. More informa-
tion can be found in REIGN on page XX.
Example Advantages
REIGN presents a large number of advantages for
players to choose from. These can be found on page
XX but before you use those you should make sure to
have the approval of your storyteller. Other, Exalted
specific advantages can be found below.
Artifacts
Artifacts is an Advantage of which each instance
represents an individual artifact. The Advantage itself
scales from 1 to 5 to represent the Level of the Artifact
associated with it. Each level of this very powerful
Advantage costs double during character generation
and advancement.
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Wealth
A very important Advantage is Wealth, as described
in REIGN on page XX. It deals with the general re-
sources a character has and it’s an abstract measure-
ment for his personal finances. For a rough idea on the
amount of money a character with varying levels of
the Advantage owns or has access to, see the sidebar
Currencies of Creation.
Health
Health Boxes
Where other incarnations of the ORE use hit boxes
assigned to different body locations, One Roll Exalted
makes use of a single pool of health boxes. This also
means that armor now only has a single AR rating that
covers the entire body.
Each character has access to 20 health boxes, the first
five of which represent minor and superficial damage.
The second set of 10 boxes consitute serious damage
and a character with at least one of those boxes filled
with shock or killing damage, then he incurs a -1 pen-
alty to all actions. If one of the last set of 5 boxes is
filled, then the character is in dire danger and incurs a
-2 penalty to all actions.
Additionally all players have a final box, the incapaci-
tated (or “X”) box. If this is filled, regardless of type,
then the character is taken out of the fight. If it is filled
with shock then the character is unconscious but will
come to his senses after the fight (removing half the
taken shock as usual). If it is filled with killing then
the character is in mortal danger and will eventually
bleed to death (see the section on Death below).
Damage
If a character has all his boxes filled with shock dam-
age, then additional damage just makes things a lot
worse. Each further point of shock damage transforms
one shocked box into one killing box. Each additional
point of killing damage changes two shock boxes into
killing damage.
Aggravated Damage
Aggravated Damage (abbreviated as A) acts like Kill-
ing damage in every regard, except that it is much
harder to resist or heal magically. Magical effects that
do not specifically mention that they prevent or heal
aggravated damage do not do so. Aggravated damage
is marked with an asterisk or by blacking out the box
in question.
Healing
Because of the changed wound-box setup as compared
to REIGN, characters also heal differently.
Natural Healing
Killing damage heals slowly and only if the character
did not take any damage during the day. The time it
takes for a single wound box to be transformed into
shock depends on the penalties it inflicts. Mortals
need 2 days of rest for a -0 killing box, 4 days for -1
and 8 days for -2. Double these times if the character
is active. The last box requires 16 days and can not be
healed without rest.
Exalted need only half a day for a -0 killing box, 1 day
for -1 and 2 days for -2. The final box requires 4 days
of rest. All of these times are doubled when the exalt
is up and about.
Shock damage is healed much faster and regardless
of penalty level. The exalted require one hour of rest
to remove one shock box, two hours if active. Mortals
need 4 hours and eight if not resting.
Medical Healing
When treating shock damage, a medic may roll
Intelligence+Medicine and if successful heal a num-
Currencies of Creation
The following tables give rough esitmates of
the amount of currency a character or com-
pany owns depending on their Wealth and
Treasure scores:
Wealth Realm West
1 2-4 Koku 2-5 Dinar
2 1-2 Obols 10-15 Dinar
3 1 Shekel 60 Dinar
4 1 Mina 125 Dinar
5 2 Minae 250 Dinar
6 4 Minae 1 Dirham
7 1 Bar 2 Dirham
8 2 Bars 1 Talent
9 4 Bars 2 Talents
10 1 Talent 4 Talents
Treasure Realm Silver
0 1-2 Obols 10-15 Dinar
1 1-2 Minae 100-250 Din
2 1-2 Bars 1-4 Dirhams
3 1-2Talents 2 -4 Talents
4 6-8 Talents 20-30 Talents
5 50-60 Talents 100-250 Talents
6 300-500 Talents 1000-2000 Talents
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ber of shock boxes equal to the width of the set. When

trying to treat killing damage, then a succssful roll
only transforms a single box into shock damage. Ag-
gravated damage may only be healed naturally and
a character can only benefit from one such roll each
day.

Dying
Because Exalted is a game of high, cinematic action,
death is less likely than in other ORE systems. Un-
like in REIGN a character does not immediately die
once his health boxes are filled with Killing damage.
Instead a character has an additional set of boxes that
stand between incapacitation and final death.

Each character has a number of additional “dying”

health boxes equal to his Essence + Strength. These
can under no circumstances be hit directly. Any dam-
age taken when the regular boxes already filled with
killed or aggravated damage goes directly into these
boxes. Should all of them be filled with damage (re-
gardless of type) then the character truly dies.

While has at least a single dying health box filled, the

character is in mortal danger. He will automatically
suffer 1K to one of these dying health box every three
rounds. Either a magical effect or a skilled healer has
to come in and stop the blood loss to prevent death.
A Wits+Medcine roll with a difficulty equal to the
wounds suffered to the dying health boxes is sufficient
to stabilize a character and prevent further automatic
health box loss. If this roll is failed, the patient in-
stantly suffers 1K to his dying boxes.

As long as a single Dying health box is filled the char-

acter remains unable to act, hovering between life and
death. It is wholly possible to have a character that has
all his regular health boxes healed while still retaining
dying health boxes. Such a character might have his
body mended while his mind is still in a coma from
the damage caused.

Mortals who have at least one of their dying health

boxes filled and manage to somehow survive are
sure to suffer some permanent damage that is typi-
cally reflected as a loss of stats or skills. This might
be anything from a missing eye to permanent brain
damage or a punctured lung. Discuss with your ST to
find something appropriate.

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 Chapter Three
Char. Generation
There are two primary methods for Character Gen-
eration, the Point Buy System which gives the player
great control over the result but takes more time, and
the One Roll System that randomly generates stats,
skills and a history for a character.
Point Buy System
When using this method the player has full control
over the character he wishes to generate. The advan-
tage is that the player can tweak with the individual
values until he has a starting character that he is happy
with. The downside is that it takes more effort and
time than the One Roll System.
Step 1: Character Basics
At first you should have a general concept of your
character. A concept is usually not much more than a
simple sentence. “A spoiled princess trying to further
her political influence” is as valid as “An honorable
mercenary out for revenge”. As with everything it’s
important that you ensure that the character is compat-
ible with the story and the other players’ characters.
Once you have a concept it’s time to decide on a type
of Exalted and an appropriate Caste for your character.
Often the storyteller has a certain type of Chosen in
mind for his campaign. This choice determines your
magical and mundane capabilities.
Step 2: Favored Stats and Skills
Once you have chosen your Caste you can mark the
appropriate caste traits (that means stats or skills) as
favored on your character sheet. Depending on your
type of Exalted you can also select a number of ad-
ditional skills or stats as favored.
Exalted Type and Favored Traits
Solar Exalted, Abyssal Exalted 5 skills
Sidereal Exalted 4 skills
Terrestrial Exalted 3 skills
Heroic Mortals 2 skills
Lunar Exalted, Alchemical Exalted 1 stat, 2 skills
Step 3: Motivation and Virtue Flaw
The next step is to determine your motivation. This is
important for your character as it is one of the most
important ways to gain Experience Points and thus to
advance. You can find inspiration for a Motivation in
Appendix I: Example Keys (page XX).
The second part of this step is choosing a Virtue Flaw.
You can select one of the example flaws found in Ap-
pendix I: Example Keys or you can make up your own
in cooperation with your storyteller.
Step 4: Spend Generation Points
The final step is to spend a number of Generation
Points (GP) on Stats, Skills, Charms, Spells, Essence
and other attributes. The amount of points you can
spend depends on the type of Exalt you choose to
play. Your storyteller might adjust this amount either
up or down to suit his campaign.
Exalt Type and Generation Points
Solar Exalted, Abyssal Exalted 300 GP
Lunar Exalted, Sidereal Exalted 280 GP
Terrestrial Exalted, Alchemical Exalted 260 GP
Heroic Mortals 160 GP
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Your character automatically starts with 1 in each Stat
and an Essence of 2 (unless you decide to play a he-
roic mortal: they start play with an Essence of 1). The
player then uses the assigned Generation Points to
build his character. Use the table below to determine
the different costs.
Generation Point Costs
Increase a Stat by 1: 10 GP
Increase a favored Stat by 1: 8 GP
Increase a Skill by 1: 3 GP
Increase a favored Skill by 1: 2 GP
Increase Essence by 1 (max Essence 3): 25 GP
Promote a dice in to an Excellency Dice: 10 GP
Promote a favored dice to an ExD: 8 GP
Buy a Charm or Spell: 10 GP
Buy a favored Charm or Spell: 8 GP
Buy 1 level of an Advantage: 3 GP
There are only three restrictions on how you spend
your points, apart from the natural trait maximums
and Charm minimums of course. These restrictions
are: At least 25% of your GP need to go into your
Stats; At least 25% need to be used to buy Skills and
Advantages; At least 25% of your GP need to be spent
on magic, which includes everything from raising Es-
sence to buying Charms, Spells and Excellency Dice.
The remaining 25% may be used to round out the
character and can be spent anywhere.
For example a starting Solar Exalt has 300 GP to spend,
25% of this are 75 GP. To raise his stats, each one cost-
ing 10GP, the solar has to spend a minimum of 75 GP,
which effectively means 80 GP as he can’t raise a stat
by half a point. This gives him 8 stat increases.Then
he needs to spend 75 GP on Skills, which with favored
and unfavored Skills roughly gives him 30 Skill/Ad-
vantage increases. The next batch of 75GP goes into
his magic, giving him about 8 charms or ExD for the
cost of roughly 80GP. Whatever is remaining can be
spent to increase whatever the Player wants to.
One Roll System
The One Roll Generation System is a fun way to
quickly generate a random character to start play
with. One advantage of this system is you might end
up playing a character you wouldn’t have thought of
on your own but that ends up being tremendous fun
because it’s a change from your usual play style. The
system also gives player a rough life path (though that
one requires some manual assembly) that helps flesh
out the character.
Step 1: Determine Exalt Type
The first (and only) thing you have to do before roll-
ing the dice is to determine what kind of Exalt you
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will play. Usually this has a strong impact on the
campaign and so the Storyteller might restrict you to
certain options. This choice determines the amount of
Generation Points your character will start with and
thus influences the number of dice you roll later on.
If you really want to leave everything up to chance
(and your Storyteller is okay with that), then roll a
single d10 and consult the following table. You should
however be aware that this makes the generation pro-
cess a two roll system. If you don’t mind that, go right
ahead.
Nr. Exalt Type
1 Heroic Mortal (hey, you wanted to roll!)
2 Terrestrial Exalted
3 Terrestrial Exalted
4 Terrestrial Exalted
5 Terrestrial Exalted
6 Alchemical Exalted
7 Sidereal Exalted
8 Lunar Exalted
9 Abyssal Exalted
10 Solar Exalted
Regardless of the result your character begins play
with two regular die in each of the six stats and an
Essence of two (one for Heroic Mortals)
Step 2: Roll the dice
With your Exalt type determined you can go and grab
the number of dice appropriate to your Chosen. Each
of these dice represents a package of 20 GP. Please
note that this system is specifically built for Solar
characters but can be adapted for other Exalted.
Exalt Type One Roll Dice Pools
Solar Exalted, Abyssal Exalted 12 dice
Lunar Exalted, Sidereal Exalted 11 dice
Terrestrial Exalted, Alchemical Exalted 10 dice
Heroic Mortals 5 dice
Now roll the dice. You can find out what the sets you
rolled mean by checking the table below. Each set
represents a certain profession, with the height deter-
mining the actual profession and the width measuring
the general aptitude.
The Waste Dice (that is the dice that do not come up
as sets) are applied to one of the 5 other tables, one
for each direction of Creation. You can choose to ap-
ply them as you see fit. These dice represent special
events that happened to your character during his life,
either before or after his exaltation. These lists aren’t
necessarily linked to that location but also to the ideas
behind the element. This means that even if your char-
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acter is someone who never left the blessed isle, you Artifact (performance related). 1 ExD (Perfor-
may still select events from the other lists. mance)

If you got a match with a width of 6 or higher, take the 2x4 Miserly Merchant
excess dice and treat them as Waste Dice and assign +1 CHARISMA, +2 Presence, +1 Bureau-
them to event lists. Note that in the lists below, stats cracy, +1 Linguistics, +1 Lore. +1 Advantage:
are always written in capitals so that you don’t have to Wealth, +2 Advantage: Possession. 1 Charm
look for them in the skill lists. Whenever Excellency (Presence)
Dice are listed (for example in the form of “1 ExD 3x4 Canny Tradesman
(Stealth)”), an upgrade is concerned. This means that +1 WITS, +1 Bureaucracy, +1 Presence, +1
one of the regular dice in the listed skill is turned into Survival, +1 Ride or Sail
an ExD. If different skills are listed then the player 4x4 Banker
may choose which one to recieve the ExD in. The +1 Bureaucracy, +1 Investigation. +2
same is true for Charms: Listing like “2 Charms (Lar- Advantage: Wealth. 1 ExD (Bureaucracy or
ceny or Awareness)” mean that the player is granted Presence)
two Charms which he may pick from the Larceny and 5x4 Captain of Industry
Awareness skills. 2 Charms (Presence or Bureaucracy)

Solar Professions 2x5 Poacher

2x1 Lowly Beggar
+1 WITS, +2 Larceny, +1 Dodge +1 Aware-
ness. 2 Charms (Larceny or Awareness)
3x1 Canny Beggar
+1 Larceny, +1 Stealth, +1 Presence, +1
Performance. 1 ExD (Larceny)
4x1 Experienced Beggar
+1 Larceny, +1 Performance, +2 Awareness. 1
Charm (Larceny or Awareness)
5x1 Beggar Monarch
+1 CHARISMA . 1 ExD (Awareness)
2x2 Petty Thief
+1 DEXTERITY, +1 Larceny, +2 Stealth, +1
Athletics. 2 Charms (Stealth)
3x2 Cutpurse
+1 Stealth, +1 Athletics +1 Larceny, +1
Advantage: Wealth. 1 Charm (Athletics or
Stealth)
4x2 Burglar
1 ExD (Stealth), 1 ExD (Athletics)
5x2 Criminal Mastermind
+1 MANIPULATION, +1 Awareness or +1
Investigation, +1 Athletics, +2 Advantage:
Wealth
2x3 Street Entertainer
+1 CHARISMA, +1 Performance, +1 Pres-
ence, +1 Socialize, +1 Dodge. 2 Charms
(Performance or Socialize)
3x3 Traveling Bard
+1 MANIPULATION. 1 ExD (Performance
or Socialize)
4x3 Successful Player
+1 Performance, +2 Socialize, +1 Linguistics.
1 Charm (Performance or Socialize)
5x3 Renowned Performer
+1 Lore, +1 Linguistics, +1 Advantage:
+1 WITS, +2 Survival, +2 Investigation. 2
Charms (Survival or Investigation)
3x5 Experienced Hunter
+1 Awareness, +1 Archery or Thrown, +1
Dodge, +1 Resistance. 1 ExD (Survival)
4x5 Expert Woodsman
+1 STRENGTH, +1 Awareness, +1 Crafts, +1
Archery or Thrown, +1 Linguistics
5x5 Master Wildsman
1 ExD (Investigation), 1 Charm (Survival or
Investigation)
2x6 Foot Soldier
+1 STRENGTH, +2 Brawl or Melee, +1
Awareness, +1 Resistance. 2 Charms (Brawl)
or 2 Charms (Melee)
3x6 Veteran Soldier
+1 DEXTERITY, +2 Archery or Thrown, +1
Brawl or Melee, +1 War
4x6 Elite Warrior
+1 Medicine, +1 Resistance, +1 Archery or
Thrown, +1 Awareness. 1 ExD (Brawl or
Melee)
5x6 Master of Combat
1 ExD (Archery or Thrown), 1 Charm (Ar-
chery, Brawl, Melee or Thrown)
2x7 Lowly Sage
+1 INTELLIGENCE, +2 Lore, +1 Medicine,
+1 Linguistics. 1 Charm (Lore), 1 ExD (Lore
or Medicine)
3x7 Canny Sage
+1 Lore, +1 Crafts, +1 Dodge, +1 Medicine.
1 Charm (Lore or Medicine)
4x7 Expert Sage
+1 WITS, +1 Investigation, +1 Occult, +1
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5x7 Master Sage
+1 Lore, +2 Medicine, +1 Crafts. 1 Charm
(Lore or Medicine)
2x8 Squad Leader
+1 STRENGTH, +2 War, +2 Melee. 1 Charm
(War), 1 ExD (War)
3x8 Officer
+1 Awareness, +1 Melee, +1 Ride, +1 Perfor-
mance or Presence. 1 ExD (Performance or
Presence)
4x8 Commander
+1 WITS, +1 War, +1 Lore, +1 Integrity, +1
Advantage: Status
5x8 General
+2 War, +1 Performance or Presence, +1
Advantage: Status. 1 Charm (Presence,
Performance or War)
2x9 Sorcerer’s Apprentice
+1 INTELLIGENCE, +2 Occult, +1 Lore, +1
Dodge. 2 Charms (Occult)
3x9 Hedge Wizard
+1 Occult, +2 Crafts, +1 Dodge. 1 Charm
(Crafts)
4x9 Adept
+1 INTELLIGENCE, +1 Occult, +1 Investi-
gation, +1 Integrity, +1 Lore
5x9 Master Enchanter
1 Charm (Occult or Crafts), 1 Charm (Occult)
2x10 Noble By-Blow
+1 DEXTERITY, +1 Socialize or Bureau-
cracy, +1 Melee or Archery, +1 Advantage:
Wealth, +1 Advantage: Status. 2 Charms
(Socialize or Bureaucracy)
3x10 Minor Noble
+1 MANIPULATION +1 Dodge, +1 Ride, +1
Melee or Archery, +1 Advantage: Wealth
4x10 Prominent Noble
+1 Linguistics, +1 Integrity, +1 Socialize or
Bureaucracy, +1 Advantage: Status. 1 Charm
(Integrity)
5x10 Of Royal Blood
+1 Integrity, +1 War, +1 Advantage: Wealth,
+1 Advantage: Status. 1 ExD (Integrity)
With the Professions done, we go over to the Random
Events for the different regions of Creation. Apply
your Waste Dice to the sections as you see fit.
Events of the North
These events often deal with the rugged conditions
of wild nature. The strongly intellectual nature of the
element of Air stands in contrast to this.
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1 Lost Artifact
You’ve found a useful artifact that looked like
someone had lost it and kept it. Maybe you found
it on the remains of a battlefield or in a ruin
hidden away from the rest of the world.
+1 WITS, +2 Awareness, +1 Advantage: Artifact
2 Wilderness Explorer
You enjoy being outdoors and moving through
the world. Maybe you’ve been a very active child
climbing on trees and rooftops in between work.
You know how to move and where to go.
+2 Athletics, +1 Dodge, +1 Brawl
Upgrade 1 die in Athletics to an Excellency Dice
3 Keeper of the Traditions
You were taught the old legends and traditions
by a teacher, parent or hired sage. You still know
most of them and the truth they contain always
comes in handy.
+2 Performance, +2 Lore
Upgrade 1 Die in Lore or Performance to an
Excellency Dice
4 Bureaucratic Swindle
You’ve noticed the loophole and you’ve exploited
it to your heart’s content. You took some of the
money for yourself or you’ve secretly rerouted
some shipments with a few well placed letters.
Now you’re richer and noone’s any wiser.
+1 MANIPULATION, +2 Bureaucracy, +1
Advantage: Possession, +1 Advantage: Wealth
5 Lived with Barbarians
You spent some time with a roving barbarian
tribe. Did they snatch you during a raid? Did they
find you lost in the wilderness? Did they let you
go or did you escape? Regardless of the circum-
stances, you learned many a useful thing from
your captors, not the least their language.
+2 Survival, +1 Resistance, +1 Linguistics. 1
ExD (Survival)
6 Harsh Winter
It came as a surprise to everyone and it was the
coldest winter in ages. It might have been wyld
storms, air elementals on strike or just plain bad
luck but the people suffered and fought for food
with only the toughest surviving. You did but at
what cost?
+1 STRENGTH, +1 Brawl, +2 Resistance, +1
Survival
7 Left for Dead
Attacked by bandits, barbarians or beasts you
were left behind for dead. With sheer will and en-
durance you managed to survive, patch yourself
up to the best of your abilities and then stumble
back into civilization.
+2 Medicine, +1 Resistance, +1 Dodge. 1 Charm
(Medicine)
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8 Exiled
You rivaled the leaders of your community with
your personal influence and new ideas and you
were exiled. Or did you maybe just commit a
heinous crime?
+1 CHARISMA; +2 Presence, +1 Integrity, +1
Dodge
9 Learned from a Shaman
Just how it did it come about that you spent some
time learning about the spirits and their secrets
from a Shaman? Whatever the cause he taught
you many occult secrets.
+2 Occult, +1 Lore, +1 Medicine. 1 Charm
(Occult)
10 Strict Physical Regimen
You decided to undergo a dietary restriction and
daily training for personal or religious reasons
and it led to a clarity of mind. But what do or
don’t you eat? And why did you start?
+2 Integrity, +1 Lore, +1 Brawl or Athletics. 1
Charm (Integrity)
Events of the Blessed Isle
The events from this list deal with society and its pit-
falls. They are also based on the stable and creating
nature of the element of earth.
1 False Hero
You were considered a hero for a deed you never
accomplished. Maybe you made the story up or
someone else was responsible and you just took
credit for it. What was the deed?
+1 CHARISMA, +2 Performance, +1 Larceny,
+1 Presence
2 Secret Love
The two of you were deeply in love but it had to
remain secret, for the sake of both of you. Maybe
the social standing was too different or she/he
was of a feuding family or religion. Whatever the
cause, your love had to remain a secret and you
spent a lot of your time sneaking about.
+1 DEXTERITY, +2 Stealth, +1 Athletics,
Advantage: Beauty (1)
3 The Unseen Eye
You’ve been hired by someone to spy on some-
one else. The question is why? And were you
successful?
+1 Stealth, +1 Performance, +1 Presence, +1
Socialize. 1 Charm (Stealth or Performance)
4 Marriage of Convenience
Maybe you were forced into it by your family or
you chose your spouse on your own but you’re
stuck in an uncomfortable marriage of conve-
nience. What was the reason for buying into a dry
and loveless marriage? And are you still stuck
with him/her or did you flee one night?
+2 Bureaucracy, +1 Dodge, +1 Integrity. 1 ExD
(Bureacracy)
5 Uncovered a treacherous Plot
Either through dumb luck or cunning you
stumbled over a treacherous plot against one
of the powerful. You uncovered the conspiracy
and unmasked the traitors leading to their swift
execution. You have been sufficiently rewarded
but you might have earned some enemies.
+2 Investigation, +1 Integrity, +1 Advantage:
Wealth. 1 Charm (Investigation)
6 Privately Tutored in the Art of Combat
At some point during your life you had the
luxury of being trained in the arts of Combat by
a talented master of his art. Someone most likely
spend a lot of money to get you there or maybe
your master just discovered your hidden talent.
+1 STRENGTH, +2 Brawl or Melee, +1 Archery,
+1 Integrity
7 Librarian to the Powerful
For some reason or another you spend some time
of your life tending the library of the rich and
influential. You’ve learned many a thing from the
books and your masters alike.
+2 Lore, +1 Socialize, +1 Bureaucracy. 1 Charm
(Lore)
8 Board game Master
At some point you’ve discovered that you had
an aptitude for the strategic board games in
vogue with the powerful. You actually won a
few tournaments and earned some accolades
for yourself. You might have even taught a few
spoiled children how to play the game and think
strategically, preparing them for their future
careers as officers.
+2 War, +1 Presence, +1 Lore. 1 ExD (War)
9 Secret Workshop
You were once working on secret projects for a
lord. You might have been part of the workforce
secretly building catapults for a siege or you’ve
been the master craftsman forging a masterful
blade in secret.
+3 Crafts, +1 Stealth. 1 Charm (Crafts)
10 Bastard Child
You’re the bastard child to someone with a
significant degree of influence. You had to hide
your identity and you’ve hardly known your real
parent. Who is or was your parent? And who
raised you?
+1 MANIPULATION, +1 Integrity, +1 Stealth,
+1 Socialize, +1 Advantage: Wealth
Events of the East
The events from this deal with the manifold lands
of the east and their large variety in vegetation and
inhabitants. Other elements are the themes of growth,
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life and death that can be found in the element of
Wood.
1 Murder!
You had to commit a cruel and cold act of
murder. Was it long planned and out of spite or
greed? Or didn’t you have any choice left and just
did what had to be done? Who did you kill, and
why?
+2 Melee, +1 Stealth, +1 Larceny. 1 Charm
(Melee or Stealth)
2 Scavenger Expedition
You’ve taken part in at least one expedition trying
to unearth the secrets of the First Age. You might
have been the leader of the expedition or just
someone responsible for carrying the food. Either
way you managed to snatch something of great
value for yourself.
+2 Stealth, +1 Athletics, +1 Larceny, +2 Advan-
tage: Artifact
3 Growing Capital
You are involved with a bar or brothel or other
establishment that benefited from a burst of
growth: You might be the owner or just someone
who invested into the project but you reap the
rewards.
+2 Socialize, +2 Advantage: Wealth. 1 ExD
(Socialize)
4 Survived a Death Sentence
You were supposed to be hanged, or decapitated
but you managed to free yourself at the last
minute. Maybe someone rescued you or general
turmoil allowed you to escape. Maybe someone
even declared you innocent at the last second.
+2 Presence, +1 Bureaucracy, +1 Dodge. 1
Charm (Presence)
5 Adopted an Animal
Maybe you rescued an injured animal or you
raised it from its birth. Whatever the reason
you have a trusty animal that not only follows
your commands but that also loves and wants to
protect you.
+1 WITS, +1 Survival, +3 Advantage: Animal
Companion
6 Caught in a War
A war broke out and you were right in the middle.
Maybe the neighboring kingdom decided to
invade or it was an attack from one of the lords
of the Underworld. Regardless of the cause you
were forced to fight for your life and maybe even
for the life of your family.
+1 Melee, +1 Brawl, +1 Stealth, +1 Athletics. 1
ExD (Melee or Brawl)
7 Spontaneous Midwife
You never intended to get your hands this dirty
but for some reason you were the only one on site
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to deliver the baby. And you actually succeeded
in bringing the child out alive. Whose baby was it
and is the mother still alive?
+1 DEXTERITY, +2 Medicine, +1 Lore, +1
Survival
8 Band of Drifters
You’ve joined the rowdy bunch roaming the
countryside and before you knew it you were
their leader. The group might be a few cutthroats
or a few honorable deserters from a lost war but
they are loyal to you.
+1 CHARISMA; +1 War, +1 Presence, +1
Archery or Thrown, +1 Advantage: Followers
9 Gravedigger
You’ve dug your fair share of graves in your
lifetime. Maybe you worked for a big morticians
guild or you’ve just been the only one with a
proper shovel in your village. Whatever the
reason, you learned a lot about life and death.
+1 INTELLIGENCE, +2 Occult, +1 Medicine,
+1 Athletics
10 You rescued them!
You were at the right place at the right time and
managed to save someone important from a dire
fate. Not only did they reward you they also gave
you all the duly deserved glory and people know
your name now.
+2 Integrity, +1 Advantage: Wealth, +1 Advan-
tage: Status. 1 Charm (Integrity)
Events of the South
These events are inspired by the hot lands of the
southern Direction. Because the element of Fire is
closely linked to the wide range of human passions
these events are often social in nature.
1 Blind Love
You’ve met her (or him) and you’ve been swept
off your feet from the first moment. You were
madly in love and it took you too long to figure
out that he/she just wasn’t good for you. He/she
got you involved in things that you’d rather
not be involved in and you’ve done things for
him/her you’d rather not have done. But you’ve
left him/her and you’re over it now, right?
+2 Larceny, +1 Stealth, +1 Melee. 1 ExD (Lar-
ceny)
2 Professional Athlete
You were at one time a professional athlete,
performing in theaters for the amusement of the
audience.
+1 DEXTERITY, +2 Athletics or +2 Ride, +1
Resistance, +1 Advantage: Status
3 Served in a Harem
You might have been one of the beautiful wives
or husbands of an influential potentate or you had
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just been the boy to clean the pool, serve the wine
and change the sheets. Whatever you did, you
know what people desire and how to use this for
your own ends.
+1 MANIPULATION, +1 Presence, +1 Perfor-
mance +1 Socialize, +1 Stealth
4 Bureaucratic Nightmare
For some reason or another you were lost in a
bureaucratic nightmare and had to navigate the
offices and bureaus of a city to keep your life
intact. Did you succeed?
+1 WITS, +2 Bureaucracy, +1 Presence, +1
Integrity
5 Lost in the Desert
You were part of a caravan traveling the southern
sands when something went awry. Bandits
attacked, the guide lost his way or a wyld storm
raged. Whatever the cause, you got separated and
lost in the desert. Only through sheer will did you
manage to survive and stumble back to civiliza-
tion.
+1 STRENGTH, +2 Resistance, +2 Survival
6 Fought as a Gladiator
You fought for money or fame in an arena while
the crowd cheered on. Did you do so at your own
volition or at the behest of others? Whatever the
cause you’ve emerged a strong fighter.
+2 Brawl or Melee, +1 Dodge, +1 Performance. 1
Charm (Brawl or Melee)
7 Learned Slave
You lived some time of your live as a slave to
the rich and mighty. Maybe raiders snatched
you from a caravan or your family sold you into
slavery to survive? Instead of the life of hard
work that awaited most other slaves you were
taught in the arts of medicine as to be a useful
servant to your lord.
+2 Medicine, +1 Lore, +1 Resistance. 1 ExD
(Medicine)
8 Vengeance!
You were wronged by someone in a way that
only blood could wash away the stain. Whether
in boiling rage or cold vengefulness you got your
revenge and someone got what he deserved. But
just what happened?
+1 Integrity, +2 Brawl or Melee, +1 War. 1
Charm (Brawl or Melee)
9 Favored Artist
Your talent and work captured the eyes of the
important and they supported you with both
contracts and exposure. You lived the good life,
taking part in parties and showing your works to
the influential. But what now? Do you still own
their favor or did you fall from grace?
+3 Crafts, +1 Socialize. 1 Charm (Crafts)
10 Drug Delirium
You’ve been a regular drug user and seller but at
some point you just took too much of the drug
of your choice and nearly killed yourself. You’re
lucky to have survived and now you’re trying to
stay sober. Luckily the money you made deal-
ing with drugs helps to distract you from your
cravings.
+1 Integrity, +1 Socialize, +1 Resistance, +1
Advantage: Wealth. 1 Charm (Integrity or
Resistance)
Events of the West
The events of the West not only deal with water and
sailing but with sudden changes of fortune and the
characters success (or failure) in adapting to those.
1 Theft of Opportunity
You always had a thing for shiny and expensive
things, especially when they belonged to other
people and that one time you just couldn’t resist.
You’ve snatched something valuable and nobody
suspects you.
+2 Larceny, +1 Dodge, +1 Advantage: Wealth. 1
ExD (Larceny)
2 Escape in the Night
Things changed suddenly and drastically and
you had no other option but to flee in the dark of
night.
+2 Stealth, +1 Athletics, +1 Resistance. 1 ExD
(Stealth)
3 Traitor!
You betrayed someone or something and prompt-
ly switched sides. Unfortunately your betrayal
has become more widely known than you might
have desired.
+1 MANIPULATION, +2 Performance, +1
Presence, +1 Dodge
4 Robbed
You were robbed and somebody took almost
everything you owned. Maybe pirates raided the
merchant expedition that you invested all your
money in. Or you were simply mugged with brute
force.
+1 WITS, +2 Bureaucracy, +1 Awareness, +1
Integrity
5 Shipwrecked
Through some ill fortune you were onboard a
ship that was wrecked. But how exactly did you
survive? And did anyone else or are you the only
one left?
+2 Sail, +1 Survival, +1 Resistance. 1 Charm
(Sail or Survival)
6 Ambushed
Someone ambushed you and you had to fight
back to survive. Was it a group of bandits or a
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single stealthy assassin? And what was the reason
for the attack?
+2 Awareness, +1 Dodge, +1 Melee or Brawl. 1
Charm (Awareness)
7 Unlikely Tutor
A wise old man told you a lot of surprisingly
accurate stories about the world. Maybe it was
your uncle or the old sailor you traveled with. Or
you simply shared a room with him because you
couldn’t afford one on your own.
+1 INTELLIGENCE, +2 Lore, +1 Linguistics, +1
Crafts
8 Press Ganged
You were pressed into military service aboard
a war ship against your will. Just how did you
manage to get out of this?
+1 STRENGTH, +2 Resistance, +1 Sail, +1 War
9 Religious Convert
An occult revelation caused you to change your
beliefs. What did you believe in and who do you
pray to now? And just what happened to change
your mind?
+2 Occult, +1 Lore, +1 Performance. 1 Charm
(Occult)
10 Unexpected Treasure
Maybe you won it or you’ve just stumbled over it
on a deserted Island. Either way fortune has been
smiling at you and now you’re in possession of
something very valuable.
+1 Integrity, +1 Socialize, +2 Advantage: Artifact
or +4 Advantage: Posession, +2 Advantage:
Wealth
Smoothing the Edges
After rolling up your character you’ll still have to
some manual assembly. The first thing you have to
do is to check if you have more points in a skill or
stat than would be possible. If so, then simply rear-
range those skill points as you see fit. You also have
to do this whenever a heroic mortal is granted ExD or
Charms. Simply transform them into GP and spend
them as you please.
Step 3: Caste and favored Skills
The next step is to choose a Caste that would be appro-
priate to his different statistics and previous lifepath.
Skip this step if you created a heroic mortal.
The choice of Caste can be based on the widest pro-
fession set using the table below. This ensures that the
character is proficient in his special field. Alternatively
you can look for your highest skills and stats and as-
sign the caste appropriately. Don’t forget to check in
your favored Caste skills (and stats) as you would in
the regular character generation.
Once this is done you may choose your free favored
skills or stats as described on page XX. Once again
it might be useful to look for already strong stats and
skills that your character excels at. He most likely has
a special proficiency in those.
Step 4: Select Charms
With your caste determined and all your stats & skills
set you might want to choose the charms that you
were granted during character generation. Make sure
that you meet the requirements where possible. If you
should – for some reason – not be able to buy a charm
in a skill or stat because you lack the requirements,
then either change the Charm into an Excellency Die
for the trait or choose a Charm from a different trait.
Step 5: Personality
The last step is to determine the Motivation and the
Virtue Flaw of the character. Here a random system
would be poorly placed as the personality of your
character is something only you can really decide on.
During this step be sure to be in touch with your Sto-
ryteller and your fellow players to ensure compatible
and interesting characters.

Profession Sets and Castes

Prof. Nr. Solar Abyssal Lunar Sidereal Terrestrial Alchemical
1 Night Day No Moon Serenity Water Moonsilver
2 Night Day Changing Moon Endings Air Soulsteel
3 Zenith Midnight Changing Moon Serenity Wood Soulsteel
4 Eclipse Moonsh. Casteless Endings Water Moonsilver
5 Zenith Midnight Full Moon Journeys Wood Jade
6 Dawn Dusk Full Moon Battles Fire Jade
7 Twilight Daybreak No Moon Secrets Earth Orichalcum
8 Dawn Dusk Full Moon Battles Earth Orichalcum
9 Twilight Daybreak No Moon Secrets Air Starmetal
10 Eclipse Moonsh. Changing Moon Integrity Fire Starmetal

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Strategies and Tips
A few handy tips about using the One Roll Character
Generation system can be found below. They provide
ideas on how to shape the results and interpret them.
Roll again
Remember that this system is a tool to quickly come
up with cool characters. If the character you rolled up
just doesn’t look like he’s going to be fun for you,
then don’t hesitate to scrap it and start over.
Use the same events to bond
If you want to make your character mesh well with
those of your fellow players, look if you have the
same events appearing in both histories. If you do
then you can easily use those to bring the two char-
acters closer together. If there are no identical events
or professions, then maybe you can use similar (or
even opposed) ones and interlink them. However this
technique requires the players to go through the One
Roll Character Generation together.
Keep them or roll them?
If you have a set with a width of 6 or more then you
usually treat the excess dice as Waste Dice and apply
them to events. This creates more focused characters
as is typical for Exalted. If you want a less focused
but better rounded character, then re-roll the excess
profession dice and apply the results as usual.
Roll less dice
You might want to roll a few dice less than you are
allowed to and then spend GP just as in the regular
character generation after you rolled. For each die
held back in that manner you gain 20 GP to spend as
you see fit.
Fix some dice
Instead of taking out some dice you can simply set
them to a desired number to make sure you end up
with a character that has the skills you desire. Either
look at the various event and profession tables and
find those that interest you or check out the table
below to find out which number on the dice roughly
corresponds with what skills and stats.
Nr. Relevant Stats & Skills
1 Charisma, Wits, Larceny, Performance
2 Dexterity, Manipulation, Stealth, Athletics
3 Charisma, Manipulation, Performance, Socialize
4 Manipulation, Wits, Presence, Bureaucracy
5 Strength, Wits, Investigation, Survival
6 Strength, Dexterity, Close & Ranged Combat
7 Intelligence, Wits, Lore, Medicine
8 Strength, Charisma, War, Presence
9 Intelligence, Occult, Lore
10 Dexterity, Manipulation, Integrity, Socialize
Where are the Martial Arts Styles?
If you want a character who has learned a Martial Arts
style, then choose a style and use the levels gained in
the parent skill to instead raise the sub-skill to a level
you are satisfied with.
What about the favored GP discount?
The One Roll Generation requires a certain degree of
abstraction. Because favored skills and stats are not
determined at the time of the rolling, it is impossible
to determine the actual point cost of the varying trait
changes. To compensate the various stat packages add
slightly more traits than 20 GP would allow them to
but this might still result in less effective characters
than when using the point buy method.
Advancement
During the course of his existence, a character can
learn and improve. The resource to do this with is
called Experience Points (or XP for short). They are
earned during and at the end of a session and can be
spent to raise Stats and Skills, buy Excellency Dice or
learn Charms and Spells. All improvements usually
require the okay of the Storyteller.
Earned Experience Points
There are a number of sources for experience points,
most of which are awarded at the end of a session.
Some however can be gained mid-game.
Attendance
Simply for attending the game you get 2 XP at the end
of the session.
OOC Enhancement
For enhancing the game through out of character ac-
tions, your character can gain 1 XP at the end of the
session. This can include the guy getting the pizza or
writing a journal about his character.
Player-Award
At the end of each session, the players may award 1
XP to one of their ranks. They can nominate and vote
for whomever they want. This is generally used to
award cool actions and interesting role-playing.
Storyteller-Award
Similar to the Player-Award, the Storyteller can also
grant 1 XP to one of the players for interesting ideas
and in character action.
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Level 3 Stunts Learn a Charm of another Exalted Type: 40 XP

Level 3 Stunts can award the PC an extra point of ex-
perience. This is limited to 1 XP per session however
but that one is gained immediately.
Motivation
Whenever a PC acts in accordance to his motivation
he gains XP as appropriate (see page XX). These XP
are gained immediately, even mid-session.
Virtue Flaw
When succumbing to his Virtue Flaw, a character can
also gain XP similar to that of his motivation. See the
Virtue Flaw section on page XX for more informa-
tion. Also these XP are gained mid-session.
Story Achievment
At the end of the session, the Storyteller may also
award up to 5 XP to the players if a story-arc was
brought to its conclusion. This can be more or less
as appropriate. A particularly tough challenge might
herald 7 XP while a minor plot point might only net
the PCs 3 XP.
Buy 1 Level of an Advantage: 10 XP
Increase a Company Stat by 1: 50 XP
Favored Stats and Skills
The Exalted may favor certain Stats or Skills. These
represent an exception talent for the trait in question
and they provide an XP cost discount to raise the
chosen trait and when buying associated Excellency
Dice or Charms. It is also easier to raise those stats
as the player doesn’t need a specific reason to do so
or commit to training time. Solar, Abyssal, Sidereal
and Terrestrial Exalted favor Skills while Lunar and
Alchemical Exalted primarily favor Stats.
Converting Dice to Excellency Dice
Whenever a character spends Experience Points to
gain Excellency Dice he has to upgrade a regular
dice. This means that going from a 3d Melee pool, the
player will have a 2d+1ExD pool.

Note that the average experience point gain of the

players should be about 15 XP per session. Of course
this will sometimes be more (usually at the end of a
story arc) and sometimes less but the experience point
costs were designed with this number in mind. If you
desire faster or slower character advancement, be sure
to tell that to your players and modify the XP gain as
appropriate.

Long-Term Experience Points

When calculating the amount of XP character gain
during off-screen time, consult the table on page 275
of the Exalted Second Edition corebook and double
all XP values.

Spending Experience Points

Now it’s time to spend those sweet, sweet experience
points. To do so you need to decide what you want to
increase and then pay the appropriate amount of Ex-
perience Points from your reserves. If you do not have
enough XP then you can not improve in that area.

Experience Point Costs

Increase a Stat by 1: 50 XP
Increase a favored Stat by 1: 45 XP
Increase a Skill by 1: 10 XP
Increase a favored Skill by 1: 8 XP
Increase Essence by 1: (25 x New Level) XP
Promote a dice to an ExD: 50 XP
Promote a favored dice to an ExD: 40 XP
Learn a Charm or Spell: 25 XP
Learn a favored Charm or Spell: 20 XP

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Rules
Combat
Unworthy Opponents
Uwnorthy Opponents (or Extras) are mostly treated
according to the rules in REIGN on p. 191. One dif-
ference is that Threat may exceed 4 through magical
influence. Also Unworthy Opponents in OREx have
an Essence rating. This is equal to the average of it’s
members and it has a number of effects:
More dice
When supernatural creatures become unworthy oppo-
nents, each creature is worth a number of dice equal
to it’s Essence score. This way, a gang of 5 Essence 3
demons is able to roll 15 dice - as many as 15 Essence
1 mortals. However each killed demon takes out 3
dice, quickly reducing the pool.
Tougher opponents
With the powerful attacks of the Exalted, Unworthy
Opponents need to be a bit stronger to provide a bit
more of an obstacle. Unworthy Opponents add half
their Essence (round down) to their Threat Rating
when checking to see if they are killed by a blow. To
take out a Threat 3, Essence 3 minion you need a blow
with a height of 4 or more, or one that does at least 4
shock or 4 killing. For weapons that deal both types of
damage simply use the larger amount of damage.
Movement
Walking
As written on REIGN p. 189 a character moves 15
feet per combat round. If he wants to move faster then
he has to take a running action.
Running
An action to run is resolved with Dexterity+Athletics,
each point of width adding 5 feet to the total. Taking
other actions while running requires a multi-action as
usual.
Jumping
Characters can jump as a Strenght+Athletics action.
This can be done in addition to the free move action
or part of a multiple action. In these cases, the jump
action incurs a multiple action penalty as usual.
A character can jump his Strength+Essence in yards.
Each point of Width can add 1 yard to this distance.
Half the total for vertical jumps. If the Jump action
fails, the character is downed.
Social Conflict
Social Conflict is a rule system unique to OREx. It is
designed to resolve social situations. Social Conflict
is used when there are parties involved that desire to
peacefully resolve their conflicting motivations and
goals through discussion and other means. Whether
this is an Eclipse Caste solar trying to seduce a chaste
immaculate, a dawn rallying and inspiring his follow-
ers or a zenith praying to the Unconquered Sun.
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Not every conversation has to be modelled with the
Social Conflict system. It is only when two parties
have conflicting goals that you join a Social Conflict.
Running Social Conflict
A Social Conflict is in some ways similar to regular
Combat but one of the main differences, besides the
different terms and skills used, is the different timing.
Instead of players declaring and acting based on their
Wits score, the system follows the natural flow of a
conversation.
Step 1 - Determine Goals and Influences
The first step of Social Conflict is to set the conditions
or goals the different parties have. An example of a
goal would be: “I want to convince him to send his
mighty fleet to our aid”. A side can have more than
one goal if they are really ambitious.
It is important that both sides have goals, if one party
is merely defensive then usually a simple roll should
be sufficient.
Participants in Social Conflict wants to put Influences
(explained below) on their opponents. An influence
always opposes one of the targets virtues and has to
overcome it.
With the desired goals determined, it’s time to figure
out what Virtue the Influences affect. This is the story-
teller’s decision but a player can explain how he feels
about the influence, or how he intends to defend if he
feels the storyteller assigned an Influence wrongly.
The list below should give you a quick overview. For
more information read up on the individual Virtues in
the Exalted Second Edition Core on page 102.
Compassion - Feelings towards other people. Good
and Bad
Conviction - Personal goals, personal situation
Valor - Pride, Duty
Temperance - Honor, Self-Control, Enlightenment.
If an Influence could target multiple Virtues always
use the highest one of the target. A seduction example
would for example usually be assigned to Temper-
ance. If the target however is happily married and has
a high Compassion (feelings for his wife) then this
Virtue has to be overcome instead.
Step 2 - Determine Order of Social Conflict
At the start of a Social Conflict all active participants
roll Wits + Socialize. Mere spectators or the audience
does not need to roll. The player with the highest roll
“has the Floor”. This grants him a small edge in the
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Conflict
If multiple characters have sets with the same Height
use Width to break ties. If there is still a tie, use Ma-
nipulation to resolve it. If that still fails use Essence.
Regardless of the outcome, keep the sets of all players
in mind.
Step 3 - Roleplay Exchange
With the basics of Social Combat determined it’s now
time for the roleplaying. The player with the floor
has the privilege to begin the conversation if he so
chooses. If he declines than whoever is next in line
may do so.
During this step all players and participants, even spe-
catators, may now interact as usual. It’s important that
every player had enough time to make one or more
arguments and had a chance to defend himself. but
this shouldn’t devolve into rambling. It’s the Story-
tellers responsibility to move on if this step drags on
too long.
Step 4 - Declare and Roll Actions
After the Players roleplayed the argument they declare
their actions. This is done in accordance with their
roleplayed arguments or counterarguments. Not every
argument has to be declared an individual action if the
player doesn’t want to. If a player declares multiple
actions then he suffers multiple action penalties as
usual. At this point the different, neccessary stats and
skills are determined.
Unlike combat, Social Conflict is not basd on Wits or
a set’s Width to determine who goes first. Instead the
player with the Floor goes first with all other players
being sorted by their sets from that roll. Whoever was
last has to begin by declaring, rolling and assigning
his sets to his actions. This then continues to the next
player. Once everyone has assigned their sets they are
resolved.
The resulting sets are divided as appropriate. If a
player has too few sets available then he has to decide
which Arguments (attacks) or Counterarguments (par-
ries) he takes and which ones were just too ineffective
to have any real impact.
Step 5 - Resolve Arguments
This time the player with the Floor makes the first Ar-
gument. Whoever is targeted may now use a Counter-
argument set to gobble the attack. If multiple people
are targeted, then only one may defend for all others
by publically counterarguing.
If the argument is not gobbled, then resolve it (see the
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section on Arguments below) and move on to the next
player in line. This goes on until everyone has made
one argument or has no more to make. Then the cycle
begins anew with the player holding the floor until no
more sets or arguments are remaining.
Step 6 - Change Floor
Once all sets are exhausted we check if the conversa-
tion persists: If all parties agree to end the conflict or
if one party has completely exhausted it’s Composure
then the conflict ends, otherwise it goes on.
If the discussion persists then the Floor automatically
goes to the next player in line. Now however every-
one has a chance to take the Floor, even the player that
just lost it.
To do so, all players that desire the Floor first spend
a point of Composure. Then everyone aiming for the
Floor plus the player who just got it roll Wits + Social-
ize. Use the new sets to find out who gets the Floor
and to determine the new order of players. The player
who just got the floor has the added bonus of being
able to choose between his rolled set or to keep the set
from the previous round.
Players who did not wish to roll do not have that choic:
they automatically retain their old sets and are ordered
with the new ones as if they had just rolled these sets.
These players however can not get the Floor, even if
they have better sets left over from the last round.
The Conflict then goes back to Step 3.
Ending Social Conflict
Charms and Social Conflict
Combat and Social Conflict
(By the Dragons, Stop!)
Sidebar about using Social Conflict to end Combat.
Composure
Composure could be considered the social trait ana-
logue to health in regular Combat. It measures how
cool and level-headed a character is and it’s deter-
mined as the the sum of a character’s Charisma and
Integrity.
Loosing Composure
Successful Arguments reduce a character’s Compo-
sure. As the character loses Composure he will find
that the arguments of his opponent affect him deeply.
Once it reaches zero the character accepts the demands
of his opponent, either because his arguments make
sense or move him.
Regaining Composure
How (and when) do you regain Composure
Social Arguments
Making Arguments
A successful Argument first drains a character’s Com-
posure and the builds up an Influence. First determine
the Impact of the Argument (this is comparable to the
Damage in regular combat). To do so use the width of
the used set as basis and then add or substract bonuses
and penalties as follows.
Argument Impact Modifiers
Complexity of Argument +1 / 0 / -1
Effects of Influence +1 / 0 / -1
Permanence of Results +1 / 0 / -1
Relations to Intimacies +1 / 0 / -1
Relations to Virtue +1 / 0 / -1
Relations to Motivation +2 / 0 / -1
Substract the resulting Impact from the opponent’s
Composure. If the Composure is reduced to 0, then
an Influence with a Strength of 1 is created. If there
is Impact remaining after reducing Composure to 0,
then the Strength of the created Influence is equal to
the excess Impact.
Argument Skills
Influences
Types of Influences
Emotion
Compulsion
Belief
Effect of Influences
An Influence has an impact on the character measured
in Strength. If this Strength is less than to the assigned
Virtue then it affects the character but there is a com-
promise involved: it is only Partial Influence.
If the Strength is equal to or higher than the Virtue,
then the Influence works as desired. It is considered
Full Influence.
Mortals have most of their Virtues on 2, some go as
low as 1 or up to 3. Only the rarest and those worthy
of Exaltation have virtues of 4 or more. Coupled with
a typical Composure of 3, a total Impact of 5 is usu-
ally enough to Fully Influence a Mortal.
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Using Influences to Create Intimacies

Only Full Belief Influence can create or erode an Inti-
macy in a target. Natural Influence can also only add
or reduce an Intimacy by one point. Charms that create
Unnatural Influence allow the Exalted to remove this
restriction: For every 2 points of Strength in excess
of the Virtue, the Strength of the created Intimacy is
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Magical Powers
Excellency Dice
Excellency Dice simulate the superhuman potential of
the Exalted. The Chosen are far better at what they
focus on than any ordinary mortal can ever hope to be.
Every type of Exalted has a unique kind of Excellency
Dice that they can buy. These dice provide superior
results as the player has more control over an Excel-
lency Die’s result.
Buying Excellency Dice
To gain access to Excellency Dice a character has to
upgrade his existing dice. By spending Experience
Points, the player can upgrade one or more of his
character’s dice to Excellency Dice. A character can
never have more Excellency Dice in a Trait than he
has Essence. All Exalted can only buy Excellency
Dice for their Skills with the exception of the Lunar
and Alchemical Exalted who buy these Dice for their
Stats instead.
Using Excellency Dice
Each Excellency Die acts like a regular die unless
infused with motes. For two motes an Excellency dice
can be activated and its special features unlocked.
Their capabilities are in every way superior to regular
dice as they provide more control over the result.
Another feature of activated Excellency Dice is that
they buy off dice penalties. Instead of vanishing en-
tirely, they are instead downgraded to regular dice.
They can not be upgraded again after this however.
Keep in mind that Stunt Dice are removed by penal-
ties even before Excellency Dice are.
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Excellency Dice and Static Ratings
When determining the smaller of two pools for a
multiple action. ExD then always factor in as two
dice. Also ExD in Linguistics always provide two
languages instead of one.
Types of Excellency Dice
Solar Dice (SoD)
Solar Dice embody perfection. A blade wielded by a
Solar means death and a skilled seducer is irresisitible
to all. Solar Dice are always set to the highest rolled
number.
Abyssal Dice (AbD)
Abyssal Dice act like Solar Dice.
Lunar Dice (LuD)
Lunar Dice are as flexible and mercurial as the moon.
After the roll Lunar Dice can be set to any number the
player chooses. However no two Lunar Dice can ever
be set to the same number. This makes Lunar Dice
very useful when taking multiple actions.
Sidereal Dice (SiD)
The Sidereal Dice are bound to the fickle strands of
fate and allow them to affect chance in their favor.
Sidereal Dice are rolled as normal but sperately from
your other dice. After the roll any single Sidereal Dice
may set its value to that of another rolled Sidereal
Dice OR it’s value may be adjusted by 2 up or down.
Terrestrial Dice (TeD)
Terrestrial Dice are built for teamwork. They are
rolled just like normal dice but after the roll TeD may
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be exchanged with the TeD of allies, as long as both
execute similar or compatible actions. A TeD that is
not exchanged may have his rolled number adjusted
up or down by 1.
Alchemical Dice (AlD)
Alchemical Dice are modular but mechanical. They
are not rolled and instead are set to a certain number
between 1 and 7. The player may choose this number
for his character and it may be changed whenever he
undergoes maintenance. This change applies to all his
AlD regardless of Stat.
What about Gods and Demons?
To model the capabilities of supernatural beings sim-
ply choose a Dice Type from the list above that you
feel is most appropriate. If this is not satisfying take
a look at other ORE games for inspiration on other
types of dice. There are too many different beings in
the world of Exalted for me to try and come up with
fitting Dice Types for every single one.
Charms
Charms are small pre-defined packages of magical
effects that the Exalted learn and frequently use. Each
type of Chosen has their own Charm sets that fit their
theme and capabilities. Charms are powered by motes
and are usually associated with a Skill (or in the case
of Lunars and Alchemicals: a Stat). They can usually
only be used with rolls or actions of that trait.
All charms, regardless of skill or stat, have a number
of common attributes that help understand their ef-
fects. These are cost, requirements, type, duration and
keywords and they are described below:
Cost
A Charm normally costs motes. This is abbreviated
with 4m standing for 4 motes. A few very powerful
Charms use the life of the caster to power themselves,
which means that they do either shock or killing dam-
age to the character. The type and amount of damage
are specified in an abbreviated form: 1S or 2K for
example.
Requirements
Charms require a minimum Essence and Ability score
before they can be learned. Charms are also laid out
in what is called a Charm Path. A character is required
to learn all preceding charms in a Path before he can
learn the next one.
Type
Type determines the timing and usage of a Charm. Usu-
ally a character may use as many Charms in a Combat
Round as he has Essence. However he may only use
either one Simple or one Extra Action Charm.
Also each Charm, unless specified, may be used only
once. This means that a Solar might be able to use
Smoldering Fist Strike to increase the damage of each
of his attacks, but he may not do so twice for each
strike and have the effects stack.
Lastly ehenever a character uses more than one Charm
in a round he adds one to his Anima Track for each
Charm after the first. For more information see the
Anima section on page XX.
Simple
Simple Charms requires a separate action, whether it
requires a dice roll or not. If it is executed on its own,
an unrolled charm activates at the start of the round
and a rolled one activates as determined by the width
and height of the roll.
If a Simple Charm is part of a multiple-action and does
not require a roll, then it is timed to activate together
with the character’s first set – or at the end of the
round if the character has no set. If the Simple Charm
is part of a multiple-action and is rolled it is resolved
according to the set assigned to the Charm Use.
In either case, a Simple Charm has to be declared
as one of the actions of a character at the start of a
round.
Supplemental
Supplemental Charms supplement a certain action
usually specified in the charm text. They need to be
announced when the action is specified. The set as-
signed to this action is enhanced and the Charm goes
off at the start of this action. If a character takes mul-
tiple actions in one round that could be enhanced by a
Supplemental Charm, then he can choose which ones
to improve but he needs to specify so when announc-
ing his action.
Extra Action
Extra Action charms make it easier to multiple actions
of a certain kind - Brawl-based attacks for example.
The type of action is specified in the Charm text.
For each level of Extra Action, the multiple action
penalty for each such action that meets the Charms
criteria is reduced by one. Additionally a number of
points of width equal to the levels of Extra Action
may be applied to the rolled sets but sets modified
with these points have to be assigned to actions of the
type specified by the Charm.
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You can never have more than one Extra Action
Charm active in a round.
Example:
Solar Bob uses Endless Blades Technique, a Charm
that gives him a Level 3 Extra Action (because his Es-
sence is 3) for use with the Melee ability. He decides
to attack the unworthy opponents around him a total
of 3 times while at the same time jumping out of the
window. He uses the lower of the two pools which is
still an impressive 6d+2SoD.
Knowing that, Bob will execute 1 Jump and 3 Attack
actions. Thanks to his Level 3 Extra Action he can
ignore the -3 dice penalty from the attack actions and
roll his unmodified pool of 6d+2SoD. He decides to
activate his Solar Dice paying the required cost.
He rolls and gains 2, 6, 6, 7, 8, 9 and he sets his two
Solar dice to 9 to make a 2x6 and a 3x9 set. He then
spends the three points of width taken from his Extra
Action Charm to bolster his 3x9 into a 6x9 set. He
then splits the 6x9 into three 2x9 sets.
Because he used three Extra Action width points to
build two 2x9 sets he has to use those to attack. The
remaining 2x9 set is used for the jump and the final
2x6 is another attack. He’s going to hurt the extras
pretty bad, taking out three in one round and still mak-
ing a perfect jump.
Reflexive
Charms of this type can be used at any point during
combat. These Charms need not be announced at the
start of the round. If timing is important it is usually
mentioned in the Charm text as to when they have to
be announced or are applied.
Permanent
Permanent Charms are always active and thus are not
subject to timing rules.
X minutes, hours or days
A few charms specify an amount of time instead of
a type. These can not be used in combat and instead
require a dramatic action of the given length to work.
If the Type is specified as X-W then substract the width
of the used set from the specified number to determine
the time it takes (minimum 1 time increment).
Duration
Many charms have a duration of “Instant”, which
means that their effects are applied and the charm then
vanishes. Other charms have longer lasting effects and
these are then measured in (combat) rounds, scenes or
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even days. Some Charms have their duration speci-
fied as “Commitment”, which means they require a
commitment of motes and are active until these motes
are released. Some few charms also have a Permanent
effect, that means it lasts forever or until it is broken
(if possible).
Keywords
Keywords are short words that give an insight into
the workings of a charm. These are important for
the rules to clarify which Charm can affect or resist
against what. Keywords in brackets are optional and
not automatically active. See the Charm text for more
information.
Area
These effects affect a larger area and often everyone
within. In many cases these effects cause Area Dice to
everyone affected.
Company
Charms with this keyword can be used to hinder or
improve Company actions.
Crippling
Effects with this keyword either physically or magi-
cally cripple an opponent. These effects normally
persist far longer than the duration of the charm.
Enlightenment
Charms with this keyword bring some form of en-
lightenment to the character. This usually enables
them to learn and use new powers. Charms that en-
able sorcery are part of this just as those that allow for
higher levels of Martial Arts. Some Charms can also
confer Enlightenment unto others.
Environmental
This keyword means that the effect in question either
creates or manipulates the environment. Turning lava
into Ice is as much an Environmental effect as is sum-
moning up a deadly storm from nothing.
Form-type
These Martial Arts forms are scene-long effects that
are granted by a special fighting style form. A char-
acter may only ever have one such form charm active
at a time.
Holy
Charms with the Holy keyword deal aggravated dam-
age to Creatures of Darkness.
Morale
Charms with this keyword can be used to cause Morale
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Obvious or obvious?
Some Charms might create effects that are obvi-
ously magical in nature (such as balancing on a
twig) without featuring the Obvious keyword.
The difference between these Charms and those
with the Obvious keyword is that the latter are
clearly identifiable upon activation. They make
their purpose visible to the learned savant (or
experienced fighter) who might be able to make
intelligent (or tactical) deductions based on this
information.
within the charm text.
Obvious
A charm using this keyword displays a clearly identi-
fiable burst of Essence upon activation. Hiding such a
charm is hardly possible and learned savants might be
able to recognize the kind of charm activated. If a wit-
ness has a chance to know the charm (from previous
experience or written descriptions) he may reflexively
roll Intelligence+Occult. Success gives the character
a rough idea of what the Charm will do. Rare charms
might impose a difficulty on the roll.
Perfect
A charm with this keyword is infallible in its execu-
tion. Such effects are rare but very powerful as they
automatically succeed despite all odds. The sole
exception is when two perfect effects clash. In these
cases, the defensive effect is the stronger one.
Poison
Charms with the Poison keyword make use of natu-
ral or magical toxins to poison the opponent. These
effects usually last longer than the Charm they were
caused by.
Shaping
These Effects work great changes on the world of
Creation and its inhabitants. They are very powerful
and luckily pretty rare. The effects of the Wyld on
visitors are also considered Shaping effects.
Sickness
Just as the Poison or Crippling effects cause long last-
ing impairment so does the sickness keyword. Charms
or Spells with this keyword cause diseases instead.
Social
Charms with this keyword can be used in social situa-
tions to enhance appropriate rolls.
Stackable
The effects of this Charm stack. Multiple uses or in-
stances of this charm increase the potency.
Touch
These charms require the user to touch the target of
the effect with their hand. This means that the charac-
ter has to make a successful unarmed attack (usually
with the Brawl skill) against an unwilling target. This
attack does not have to deal damage to be considered
successful.
Spells
Spells are similar to charms in that they provide
individual predefined packages of powers. Unlike
Charms, which are mostly personal in nature, Sorcery
is often shaping the environment of the sorceror. This
greater power comes at a cost however: Spells are
more expensive than Charms and they usually take
longer to cast. They also do not come in Paths, in-
stead each Spell can be learned without complicated
requirements. The only prerequisites for sorcery are
the enlightenment charms.
To become a sorcerer, a character need only learn
such a Charm for each level of Sorcery. Once that
charm is purchased, he can freely learn, shape and
cast spells of that circle of mastery. The higher circles
are restricted to the more powerful Exalted only. See
below for more information.
Cost
As with Charms the Cost of a spell is measured in
motes or damage. See the Charm section (page XX)
for more information.
Range
While Charms are often magic of personal nature,
Spells usually affect other beings. The range attribute
defines the distance a spell is still effective within.
Duration
As with Charms spells have a predefined duration for
their effects. See the section on Charms (page XX) for
more information.
Shaping
Before a spell can be cast it has to be properly shaped.
While shaping a character can not use charms or take
any actions other than shaping the essence of the
spell.
If the player is distracted or disrupted during the
Shaping Time then he has to roll his Wits+Occult to
keep his concentration. If the distraction caused pain
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or damage to the character, subtract dice from the roll
equal to the boxes of damage caused. If this roll fails
the caster is disrupted and the spell fails but the char-
acter has to pay half of the casting cost (round down).
It is allowed to expend motes on this roll to convert
Excellency Dice.
X minutes, hours or days
Spells with a Shaping Time not measured in rounds
can not be cast in combat. They take as long as speci-
fied.
X Rounds
Many spells have their Casting Time measured in
rounds. This means that a character has to spend that
many combat rounds preparing the spell before he
can cast it. During these rounds the player can only
take a single action to cast the spell. He is not able to
defend himself actively, although he could have other
Charms or Spells active that grant protection to him.
The caster can also move only little while shaping: 5
yards per round instead of the usual 15.
Instant
Spells with a casting time of instant do not need to be
shaped. The sorcerer can begin this spell directly with
a Cast Sorcery action.
Casting
Once a spell’s essence is shaped the character has to
take a Cast Sorcery action and spend the required cost
in order to unleash the spell. Unlike the shape sorcery
actions, this action can be combined with other ac-
tions. However Charms are still prohibited but Excel-
lency Dice may be used and permanent Charms are
still in effect.
If the Cast Action does not require a roll, then the
spell is timed to go off at the end of the round unless
otherwise specified. If the casting of the spell involves
a roll is executed to coincide with the set rolled. Some
spells may have keywords that determine that they are
cast at the beginning or the end of the round, regard-
less of their set (if any).
Keywords
Spells use many of the keywords found in Charms.
One of the most frequent keywords is “Obvious” as
many spells consist of flashy displays of essence dur-
ing shaping and casting. In addition to that there are
some keywords unique to spells.
Banishment
These spells are built to break the enchantments that
keep summoned creatures in their place. This usually
only works on creatures that are either magical in
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nature or that are not native to Creation. For example
it can be used to dispel the Infallible Messenger (if
one is able to catch it in the first place) or summoned
demons.
If a banishment spell is used on a being summoned
with a spell of a higher circle (demons use their own
circles with First Circle Demons being equivalent to
Terrestrial Circle, Second to Celestial and Third to
Solar) then it has no effect. If it is used on a sum-
moned creature of equal level, then the sorcerer and
the target have to engage in a duel of wits.
As part of his Casting action, the player has to roll his
Charisma+Occult while target has to take a defensive
action and roll Intelligence+Integrity to resist. Both
parties add their Essence score to the height of their
chosen set and both rolls may be part of a multi-ac-
tion. The sorcerer has the higher set then the being
is banished according to the timing of his chosen set.
Should the target succeed, then the sorcerer may not
try to banish it again for five days.
A target automatically becomes aware of an attempt at
banishment and can choose to change its action(s) to
resist the attempt, even though it might have declared
a different action already. A summoned being can
Circles of Sorcery
The Solar Circle of Adamant. These spells can
only be learned by Solars and the most pow-
erful of gods: the Celestial Incarna.
The Celestial Circle of Sapphire. These spells
can only be learned by Lunars, Solars, Sidere-
als, Abyssals and powerful gods of Sorcery
and knowledge.
The Terrestrial Circle of Emerald. Spells of this
level can be learned by every type of Exalted
and those gods that are willing to do so.
Circles of Necromancy
The Void Circle of Obsidian. These spells can
only be learned by Abyssals and the most
powerful of ghosts: the Deathlords.
The Labyrinth Circle of Onyx. Spells of this level
can only be learned by Abyssals, Solars and
powerful ghosts such as the hekathonkire.
The Shadowlands Circle of Iron. Spells of this
level can be learned by Lunars, Sidereals,
Abyssals and Solars and by mighty ghosts.
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resist, even if unconscious, bound or otherwise re-
strained and does not suffer any penalties from doing
so. If the target chooses not to resist then the sorcerer
automatically succeeds.
If the spell is used on creatures of a lower circle, then
it can either automatically banish a single such crea-
ture or it can be used to target multiple such beings but
no more than the Essence of the caster. In this case a
duel of wits is required but you simply use the stats &
skills from the creature with the best traits and add 1
to the height for each additional creature that actively
resists. If the caster wins the he banishes a number
of summoned creatures equal to the difference in
height.
If a banishment spell is used to banish a number of
creatures that are two circles lower than the spell, then
those creatures are automatically sent back to where
they came from. A duel of wits is not required but
the restriction on no more than Essence targets still
remains.
Countermagic
Spells with this keyword were specifically designed to
break other spells. When a countermagic spell is used
to cancel a spell of the same circle, the spell shatters
with a bright display of essence, causing 4 area dice of
Shock damage to anyone close to the spell. This most
likely includes the caster and anyone nearby (such as
bodyguards).
When a countermagic spell is used on a spell of a less-
er circle, then the target is simply snuffed out without
any adverse effects. When countermagic is used to
affect spells from a different discipline (Sorcery vs.
Necromancy for example), then the countermagic
spell is considered to be one circle lower.
Go First
A spell with this keyword will go off at the begin-
ning of the round in which the Cast Sorcery action is
taken. If multiple spells with Go First compete, then
caster with the higher Essence wins. Further ties are
resolved with the higher circle spell going before a
lower circle spell.
Go Last
Spells with this keyword will always go at the very
end of the round, regardless of the set rolled. Spells
with this keyword are so slow in execution that they
always go last, even after unrolled spells without this
keyword. Ties with Go Last are broken as with Go
First.
Summoning
These effects summon creatures into Creation. Some
of these spells control them while others leave the
control up to the sorcerer. Either way these beings are
less predictable than traditional spells but their varied
skills often make them more useful. Another thing
of note is that the effect of completed Summoning
spells (the summoned creature) can not be affected
by Countermagic - unless the creatures themselves
can cast magic. Instead Banishment spells need to be
used to break the binding that keeps the summoned
creatures in Creation.
Artifacts
Artifacts are pieces of equipment that are powered by
essence to create magical effects. They are often very
expensive and can only commonly be found in the
hands of the Exalted. Powerful daiklaves are artifacts
just as airships powered by essence.
Using Artifacts
When using personal artifacts (weapons, armor,
shields, jewelry, warstriders etc.) a character is lim-
ited by his Essence score. The combined level of all
artifacts he has in use may never be larger than twice
his permanent Essence Score. He simply cannot at-
tune to more artifacts.
Weapon, armor and shields are used just as their mun-
dane counterparts are but they often have increased
protection or damage. Also many artifacts have spe-
cial and unique effects. These are always explained in
the description of the artifact.
Purchasing Artifacts
Purchasing an Artifact in play is described in REIGN
on p345. Simple one-use charms cost their level in
Wealth. Proper artifacts cost their level in Treasure
with N/A artifacts usually costing 6 Treasure.
I want more stuff!
If you find that using twice the Essence stat to
limit artifacts is too restricting for your players,
try doubling or tripling this amount to allow
characters to carry and use more magical
gear.
Alternatively you might want to simply allow
the use of personal artifacts beyond your Es-
sence limit and have each excess level reduce
the characters mote pool by 5 as long as the
item is attuned.
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When purchasing Artifacts with GP at character

generation or with XP during play, then each level of
Artifact costs double.

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 Appendix I
Example Keys
Example Motivations
The following list of motivations might serve as inspi-
ration for your own character and his ultimate goals.
They are grand and epic and suitable to all Exalts.
Creative / Generating
• Build a merchant empire
• Create a level 5 or N/A artifact or manse
• Create a new race of sentient beings
• Create a secret society
• Create the largest harem in creation
• Establish Creation spanning education system
• Establish training center for new Exalts
• Forge a new Creation and leave the old behind
• Forge an empire
• Make something more addictive than the Games
of Divinity.
• Purify the Essence Shard of an Abyssal Exalt
• Rebuild a City
• Turn the southern deserts into a jungle
Destructive / Avenging
• Break the Realm
• Cause the downfall of a Great House.
• Destroy a city
• Destroy the Deathlords
• Destroy the Games of Divinity
• Destroy the Neverborn
• Empty the Underworld
• Incite a civil war in the Realm
• Kill a god
• Kill all Sidereal Exalts and sink their shards to a
prison at the bottom of the ocean
Personal Gain
• Become a god
• Become the best artist/fighter/sorcerer/thief ever
• Build a massive army to defend Creation
• Buy the Realm
• Conquer Heaven
• Create an Underground Empire
• Discover what happened to the empress.
• Learn the language of the Primordials
• Move the Lords of the Underworld to weep in
response to your song/poetry/prose
• Rescue the Scarlet Empress
• Sire 100 children (And then become a legacy your
children will be proud to be a part of)
• Steal a Peach of Immortality
• Unite all the criminal empires under your banner
• Unite the Hundred Kingdoms and rule them
Societal
• Abolish all organized religion
• Awaken the essence of every mortal in creation
• Bring enlightenment to everyone in creation
• Bring the Yozis back as rulers of Creation
• Close all Shadowlands and separate the Under-
world and Creation
• Close Oblivion
• Discover the one weakness for each Deathlord
• Abolish corruption in the Celestial Bureaucracy
• Find and Lift the Great Curse
• Liberate all the slaves
• Permanently block off the Wyld
• Redeem the Abyssals
• Redeem the Deathlords
• Remove Malfeas from Creation
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Virtue Flaws
Compassion Virtue Flaws
Compassionate Martyrdom
The Exalted suffering from this flaw often puts the
wellbeing of the weak and innocent above his own
needs. This can go so far that he is willing to suffer
pain, injury and possibly even death in their stead.
Give to the weak
The character gives material goods to those in need.
It is important that the gift is a loss to the character.
An example would be for a compassionate character
to give his own boots to a beggar while on the road
himself. Gain 1 XP.
Suffer for the innocent
The character goes beyond merely offering material
goods to the needy. He will now suffer in their stead
if possible. He will take over the work for a prisoner
at the side of the road or sit down next to a beggar.
The character will do his utmost to keep the situation
peaceful. It is necessary that this activity is a severe
inconvenience for the character. Gain 2 XP.
Limit Break
The character looses all restraint and will put himself
in harms way to protect the weak and innocent from
torture, pain or even death. He will take the beating of
a whip meant for a slave if he has to. If the character
(or those he desires to protect) is attacked then he will
fight back, putting the life of the innocents above his.
The Limit Break last for an entire day. Gain 5 XP and
set Limit to 0.
Break Conditions
The actions of the character cause innocents to suffer
or he witnesses the avoidable death of someone poor,
weak, help- or defenseless.
Conviction Virtue Flaws
Deliberate Cruelty
The character is distanced from the suffering of other
beings. Cruelty and pain are useful tools in his rep-
ertoire. Whenever he looses control of himself he
looses all hesitation and is as likely to use them on his
enemies as he is on his friends - as long as he achieves
his goals.
Be cruel to lesser Beings
Be deliberately and unnecessarily cruel to animals and
other beings you consider inferior (slaves, demons,
gods…) in order to achieve your goals. Gain 1 XP.
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Be cruel to equal Beings
Be deliberately cruel to humans and other beings you
consider equals or superiors in order to pursue your
goals. Gain 2 XP.
Limit Break
Break and become stone cold for an entire day. Casual
and unnecessary cruelty even to close family members
is nothing to you. Gain 5 XP and set Limit to 0.
Break Conditions
Suffer from severe stress, being backed against a wall
and seeing your own plans fail because of the incom-
petence and faults of others.
Temperance Virtue Flaws
Contempt of the Virtuous
A character affected by this flaw is unable to accept
the shortcomings of those around him. He expects his
own righteousness and pure virtues from everyone.
Shun the impure
The character prefers not to talk, touch or speak to
someone he considers dishonorable or impure when
it would be preferable to do so. The most he can do is
sneer with contempt. Gain 1 XP.
Criticize the unworthy
The character can no longer keep his opinion to
himself and has to actively and aggressively criticize
someone he considers indulgent or impure. The target
of his contempt has to be someone that the character
better not criticize. Gain 2 XP.
Limit Break
The character no longer merely criticizes or shuns the
unworthy, for a full day he will physically intervene
whenever he witnesses behavior that he considers in-
dulgent or dishonorable. The character will go so far
as to use Charms and other resources at his disposal
to force others onto what he considers the true path.
Gain 5 XP and set Limit to 0.
Break Conditions
The character is hindered or inconvenienced by the
self-centered and indulgent nature of others or he fails
to uphold his own moral standards and indulges be-
yond reasonable measure.
Valor Virtue Flaws
Foolhardy Contempt
A character suffering from this flaw is quick to grab
a blade or other weapon to solve his problems. He
regards combat as the ultimate tool to solve problems
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and he cares little for his own safety or that of others.

Prove your Mettle

Be foolhardy and either rush into or escalate things
to a physical confrontation that you believe you can
easily handle even though it could have been avoided.
Gain 1 XP.

Force the Challenge

Be brash and rush into a physical confrontation that
would be a challenge for you. Alternatively escalate
a conflict with parties equal or superior to you to a
violent conclusion. Gain 2 XP.

Limit Break
Your mind breaks and you show contempt for even
your own life. Rush into every challenge you see with
no regard for your own safety and life – or that of oth-
ers. This lasts an entire day. Gain 5 XP and set Limit
to 0.

Break Conditions
The character sees an opportunity to prove his prowess
or he has to restrain himself and not resort to physical
connflict to solve his problems where this would be a
quicker solution.

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 Appendix II
Solar Charms
This chapter details the Charms of the Solar Exalted.
The different charm paths are sorted by the individual
skills.
Generic Charms
Generic Charms are not associated with a certain Skill
or Stat and instead can be bought for each seperately.
Supreme Mastery of [Skill]
Cost: 1m / ExD Min Ability: 4
Type: Reflexive Min Essence: 4
Duration: Instant
Keywords: None
After having rolled all his dice, a solar may pay 1m
per already activated ExD to set it’s number to 10. If
this effect is use in multiple-actions, then the sets with
dice enhanced with this Charm may only be applied
to actions in skills where the solar knows Supreme
Mastery of [Skill].
Archery Charms
Cascade of Knives Path
The Cascade of Arrows Path is based on the Cascade of
Knives Path that can be found in the Thrown Charms
section. It deals with the creation of an overwhelming
mass of projectiles to attack the target.
Lightning Arrow Path
The Lightning Arrow Path deals with quickly send-
ing entire volleys of attacks. This path is based on the
Lightning Blade Path that can be found in the Melee
Charms section of this chapter.
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Loyal Bow Path
This path deals with the readying, drawing and storing
of a bow or other ranged weapon that the user clearly
owns. Variations of this path exist for the Melee and
Thrown skills as well. They are called Loyal Blade
and Loyal Knife respectively. A rare version also ex-
ists for Armor based on Resistance. This Loyal Hau-
berk path has doubled mote costs however.
Call the Loyal Bow
Cost: 1m Min Archery: 2
Type: Reflexive Min Essence: 2
Duration: Instant
Keywords: None
Upon activating this Charm, the player calls his weap-
on to himself. If it’s on his person or within Essence
yards it automatically springs into his hand. This basi-
cally allows the character to take an instant and free
Draw action at any point during the round.
The weapon will even free itself of some restraints
– such as a sword lodged up to the hilt in a tree or
a bow stuck in thick mud. If the weapon is in range
but physically incapable of reaching the character (it
could, for example be in another room with no door or
window to the character) then this charm fails and the
mote cost need not be payed.
Summon the Loyal Bow
Cost: 2m Min Archery: 3
Type: Simple Min Essence: 2
Duration: Commitment
Keywords: Obvious
Upon activating this Charm, the character banishes
his weapon into Elsewhere. As soon as he drops the
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motes committed to this charm, the weapon will ma-
terialize in arms reach of him. The player has to either
execute a Draw action or use a Charm such as Call the
Loyal Weapon or the weapon will fall to the ground
beside him.
Shape the Loyal Bow
Cost: 1m or 2m/Level Min Archery: 4
Type: Simple Min Essence: 3
Duration: Commitment
Keywords: Obvious
This Charm allows the Solar to draw upon the con-
nection to his weapon and forge a duplicate of it out
of essence. Pay 1m for a mundane weapon or 2m per
artifact level when recreating a magical weapon. The
brilliant essence weapon behaves like the original in
every way. For example it is a legal target for the Call
the Loyal Bow Charm.
It can not be broken by mundane means but magical
effects may shatter the essence weapon and possibly
even cause a feedback that breaks the original. In
these cases roll the Essence of the attacker and check
for a set that beats the artifact’s level in both width
and height. If the aggressor succeeds, then the original
weapon breaks.
Spirit Arrow Path
The Charms in this path allow the skilled Solar archer
to fashion ammunition for his weapon from pure Es-
sence. A version of this path called the Spirit Knife
Path is available for the Thrown skill.
Draw the Phantom Arrow
Cost: 1m / attack Min Archery: 3
Type: Permanent Min Essence: 2
Duration: Permanent
Keywords: None
Once this charm is purchased it is permanently active.
Whenever the player wishes to, he can simply pay
1m and form a simple arrow out of pure sunlight and
essence. This allows the Solar to either conserve regu-
lar ammunition or to fight on even when his quiver
is empty. Shaping essence arrows does not count as
a charm use. Upon reaching Essence 4, the arrows
shaped with this charm never hit an unintended target
– instead vanishing in mid air. This charm can not be
used to fashion artifact arrows of any kind.
Infinite Arrows Stance
Cost: 10m Min Archery: 5
Type: Simple Min Essence: 3
Duration: One scene
Keywords: Obvious
By entering the Infinite Arrows Stance, the Solar im-
proves his ability to summon ammunition. While this
charm is active, the player has access to an infinite
amount of ammunition for his personal use.
This works similar to Draw the Phantom Arrow except
that the player need not pay motes for these arrows.
In addition to that, a weapon firing these arrows adds
either +1K or +1S to its damage profile. The type of
damage has to be specified when the charm is cast.
Unwavering Arrow Path
The magics of this path grant the solar archer extreme
precision, even at long distances and beyond the nor-
mal reach of his weapon.
Arrow Without Distance
Cost: 2m or 4m Min Archery: 2
Type: Supplemental Min Essence: 2
Duration: Instant
Keywords: (Obvious)
Nothing escapes the reach of the Lawgiver. This
Charm supplements a single attack with an archery-
based ranged weapon. The projectile fired is carried
by the Essence of the solar. The lawgiver may double
the range of his weapon and ignore all penalties due
to range. Penalties from cover, bad sight conditions or
other sources still apply.
A lawgiver with Essence 3 may instead spend 4m and
increase the range of his weapon to hit any target he
can see. If the Charm is used in such a manner then it
becomes Obvious which makes surprise attacks diffi-
cult - the light from the Essence display travels faster
than the arrow fired. Firearms can not profit from this
effect of the Charm. These weapons can only have
their range doubled.
Scorpion Sting Arrow
Cost: 3m / P1 Min Archery: 3
Type: Supplemental Min Essence: 3
Duration: Instant
Keywords: None
This Charm allows the user to spend motes to grant
the piercing capability to his shots. For every three
motes spent the enhanced arrow is granted one level
of Piercing, up to a maximum of half the solars Ar-
chery skill.
Unfaltering Arrow Attack
Cost: 4m Min Archery: 4
Type: Supplemental Min Essence: 3
Duration: Instant
Keywords: Perfect
The archery attack enhanced with this Charm becomes
a Perfect attack. The player chooses an attack set as
usual that is then enhanced through this Charm: The
attack will hit even if the assigned set is reduced to 1
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or less dice in width. In these cases the attack will be
timed and deal damage equal to the remaining width,
never less than than 0.
This Charm is exceptionally suited for trick shots such
as severing a rope or pinning a flower to the wall. It
ensures a hit if the target has no perfect defense avail-
able.
Phoenix Arrow Path
The Path of the Phoenix Arrow allows the skilled So-
lar to call the heat of the sun forth into his arrows to
inflict terrible wounds with but a single attack. Read
the Brawl Charms section for information on the
Phoenix Fist Path, from which this path stems.
Athletics Charms
Golden Bull’s Might Path
With the Charms from the Golden Bull’s Might Path,
the lawgiver can focus and increase his physical might
to batter down doors or easily throw entire ox-carts at
his enemies.
Furious Bull Method
Cost: 3m Min Athletics: 2
Type: Supplemental Min Essence: 2
Duration: Instant
Keywords: Obvious
This Charm grants a solar the might to shatter solid
oak doors and rip out columns. For a single unrolled,
Strength-based Athletics action - such as lifting up a
huge boulder - the solar may add his Athletics value
to his Strength Stat to determine the amount of weight
he can lift or carry.
If the action requires a roll - such as the breaking of
objects - then the width of the action’s set is increased
by the solar’s Athletics score. This Charm has no ef-
fect on jumping distances or attacks.
Strength-Enhancing Exercise
Cost: 4m / point Min Athletics: 4
Type: Simple Min Essence: 3
Duration: One scene
Keywords: Obvious
Golden Essence suffuses the character and increases
his strength. For each 4 motes spent, the character
may add 1d to his Strength Stat up to a number of
extra dice equal to his Essence score. Under no cir-
cumstances can this limit be exceeded.
Yeddim-Throwing Might
Cost: 3m Min Athletics: 5
Type: Reflexive Min Essence: 3
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Duration: One scene
Keywords: Obvious
This Charm doubles the solar’s Strength Stat for the
purposes of determining the weight of obejcts he can
lift and throw. Penalties to Strength are applied before
the stat is doubled, bonuses afterwards. The Charm
also doubles the range of all thrown objects but has no
impact on the attack roll itself.
Heavenly Grace Path
The Path of Heavenly Grace makes the Solar both
spectacularly light-footed and grants him supernatural
balance.
Graceful Crane Stance
Cost: 3m Min Athletics: 2
Type: Reflexive Min Essence: 2
Duration: One scene
Keywords: None
While this Charm is active the Solar can easily bal-
ance on objects as thin as a human hair without any
Danger of falling. Keep in mind that the durability of
the objects does not change and the character has to
stay in motion. For example a silken thread will snap
as the character lands and she has to keep moving
along the thread, away from the breaking point to stay
in the air.
If a Charm would oppose this effect, then the Solar
may add twice his Essence to the height of all Athlet-
ics rolls for the prupose of maintaining balance.
Feather-Foot Style
Cost: 3m Min Athletics: 3
Type: Reflexive Min Essence: 2
Duration: One scene
Keywords: None
With this Charm, the steps of the User become so
light, he is able to walk on unstable surfaces as easily
as if they were solid ground. He can jump from leaf
to leaf or walk on top of silken threads - he can even
walk on water without any trouble.
The objects that the Solar stands on do not change
their properties yet they are magically capable of sup-
porting the characters weight with little strain. This
means that balancing on a young twig only bends the
wood slightly but a skilled archer could still sever the
twig with a well placed arrow. Hazardous surfaces
such as Lava are still dangerous to the character.
Spider-Foot Style
Cost: 4m Min Athletics: 4
Type: Reflexive Min Essence: 3
Duration: One scene
Keywords: None
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Using Spider-Foot Style the Exalted is able to over-
come gravity by simply walking on a wall. Without
any effort he can move vertically or even upside
down. This means he can use his normal movement
options to progress along solid surfaces.
The surfaces still have to be able to support the char-
acter as if he was hanging on them. If they don’t then
he has to keep moving before they break or use a com-
plimentary charm such as Feather-Foot Style.
Hopping Cricket Path
No obstacle can stop the advance of a solar and so the
Charms of the Hopping Cricket Path all grant effects
that improve his jumping techniques.
Monkey Leap Technique
Cost: 2m Min Athletics: 2
Type: Supplemental Min Essence: 2
Duration: Instant
Keywords: None
This charm enhances a single Jump action. The
distance covered by the character, both horizontally
and vertically is doubled. Penalties to the distance
are applied before the doubling, bonuses are applied
afterwards.
Soaring Crane Stance
Cost: 5m Min Athletics: 3
Type: Reflexive Min Essence: 3
Duration: One Round
Keywords: None
With this Charm active the solar can use an unrolled
Jump action in addition to his unrolled Move action.
This allows him to add his Strength+Essence in yards
to his default movement.
Mountain-Crossing Leap
Cost: 8m Min Athletics: 4
Type: Simple Min Essence: 4
Duration: Instant
Keywords: Obvious
With Mountain-Crossing Leap the solar can make
jumps so large, he can easily pass over mountains and
behemoths. This Charm requires the caster to focus
on the jump and roll Strength+Athletics as is usual
for a Jump. However instead of measuring yards, the
distance covered is measured in miles. Effects that
increase the jumping distance also affect Mountain
Crossing Leap.
If the solar using this Charm rolls no set, then he does
not jump. If he is severly distracted in mid-air, then
his safe landing was disturbed and he is considered
to be falling from great height instead. For this rea-
son many Exalted using this charm use a protective
method such as Adamant Skin Technique.
Speed of Light Path
The lawgiver can be as fast as the sun’s rays. The fol-
lowing Charms all serve to make the solar move faster
on foot.
Burst of Speed
Cost: 2m Min Athletics: 1
Type: Supplemental Min Essence: 2
Duration: Instant
Keywords: None
This charm enhances a single move or run action. The
distance covered by the character is doubled. Penal-
ties to the distance are applied before the doubling,
bonuses are applied afterwards.
Lighting Speed
Cost: 4m Min Athletics: 3
Type: Reflexive Min Essence: 2
Duration: One scene
Keywords: None
For the remainder of the scene, the solar may add his
Athletics score in feet to his base movement speed.
When he attempts a run action he may add his Essence
score in yards for each point of Width in the set.
Racing Hare Method
Cost: 6m Min Athletics: 4
Type: Simple Min Essence: 3
Duration: One hour
Keywords: Obvious
The character can use Essence to speed up his travels
by foot. When crossing large distances the character
can walk (Strength+Essence) x10 miles per hour.
Awareness Charms
Lightning Reflexes Path
The Awareness techniques from this path all deal with
the honing of the solar’s reflexes for combat.
Surprise Anticipation Method
Cost: 1m / attack Min Awaren.: 1
Type: Reflexive Min Essence: 2
Duration: Instant
Keywords: Perfect
Surprise Anticpiation Method is invoked in response
to an unexpected attack that targets the solar. The solar
instantly becomes aware of the attack and can defend
normally. Furthermore he is aware of the general posi-
tion of the attacker unless charms were used.
Lightning Mind Method
Cost: 2m / point Min Awaren.: 3
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Type: Reflexive Min Essence: 3
Duration: Instant
Keywords: None
This Charm has to be cast at the very beginning of a
Combat Round, before any action is declared. The so-
lar may spend 2m to add 1 to his Wits for the purpose
of determining declaration order. He may add up to
half his Awareness points in this manner.
Tide of Battle Trance
Cost: 7m Min Awaren.: 5
Type: Simple Min Essence: 4
Duration: One scene
Keywords: None
Once a solar has this charm activated he acts with
preternatural speed and grace. Add half his Essence to
his Wits for the purposes of determining the order of
declaration and whenever there would be an initiative
tie, the solar goes first.
Perfection of Senses Path
The methods of the Perfection of Senses all enhance
the user’s different senses in one way or another.
Keen Senses Discipline
Cost: 2m Min Awaren.: 3
Type: Supplemental Min Essence: 2
Duration: Instant
Keywords: None
The magic of Keen Senses Discipline grants a Solar
a clarity and focus of his senses that is unmatched by
any human. Add the solar’s Awareness to the height of
the Awareness set.
With this Charm, the user can pick out details on a
soldiers uniform in the middle of thick fighting during
heavy rain. This Charm enhances all senses similarly
and the Solar does not suffer from drawbacks due to
this increase in sensory intensity.
Unsurpassed Senses Meditation
Cost: 5m Min Awaren.: 4
Type: Reflexive Min Essence: 3
Duration: One scene
Keywords: None
Upon entering this state of mind the user’s control
prowess with his senses is increased tenfold. The solar
may add half his Essence to the height and width of all
his Awareness sets. By itself this Charm only grants
the solar increased control over his senses, it does not
allow him to sense things outside the realm of mortal
awareness.
Characters who use both this Charm and the Keen
Sense Discipline have sharpened and focused their
senses to such a degree that they can gauge a person’s
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mood by scent or count the number and type of
animals in an approaching stampede using only the
vibrations of the ground.
All-Seeing Solar Glance
Cost: 4m Min Awaren.: 5
Type: Supplemental Min Essence: 4
Duration: Instant
Keywords: Perfect
When this Charm is activated, the user perfectly suc-
ceeds at a single Awareness action within the normal
range of his senses. To increase his senses the user has
to combine this effect with other Charms.
Unconquered Eye of the Sun
Cost: 16m Min Awaren.: 5
Type: Simple Min Essence: 5
Duration: One scene
Keywords: Obvious, Perfect
Like the sun, the solar’s eys cut through all decep-
tion. This perfect awareness effect allows the Solar
to see every attempt to decieve him for what it really
is. He senses invisible creatures, sees right through
mundene disguises, illusions and stealth charms alike
- even beliefs that would make him see reality differ-
ently are shattered. Only perfect effects have a chance
of persisting in the light of the Unconquered Eye of
the Sun.
When this Charm is activated the solar’s Anima au-
tomatically activates on the totemic level. It will de-
grade as usual afterwards but the blazing caste mark
and eyes make this Charm Obvious. While this Charm
is active the solar can not be surprised. The effects
of this Charm do not extend to manipulation and lies
- social deception attempts go unnoticed.
Brawl Charms
Lightning Fist Path
The Lightning Fist Path deals with lightning fast
flurries of blows. This path is based on the Lightning
Blade Path that can be found in the Melee Charms
section of this chapter.
Phoenix Fist Path
The Path of the Phoenix Fist allows the skilled Solar to
call the heat of the sun forth into his hands and inflict
terrible wounds with but a single strike. Variations of
this path exist for Archery, Melee and Thrown. These
are called Phoenix Arrow, Phoenix Blade and Phoenix
Knife respectively.
Smoldering Fist Strike
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Type: Supplemental Min Essence: 2
Duration: Instant
Keywords: (Holy)
This Charm allows the user to spend motes to add
damage to his strikes. For every two motes spent, up
to a maximumof the character’s Essence, the damage
of the selected attack is increased by one. This is only
applicable to Brawl attacks and it does not affect ini-
tiative in any way. For an additional mote this Charm
becomes Holy and inflicts aggravated damage on
Creatures of Darkness. Upon reaching Essence 4, this
Charm becomes reflexive.
Burning Fist Technique
Cost: 8m Min Brawl: 4
Type: Reflexive Min Essence: 3
Duration: One round
Keywords: Obvious
Burning Fist Technique allows the Solar to add 2 to
the damage of all his Brawl strikes for the round. This
bonus does not modify initiative in any way.
Glorious Sun Fist Meditation
Cost: 9m Min Brawl: 5
Type: Simple Min Essence: 4
Duration: One scene
Keywords: Obvious
Upon activating this Charm the Solars hands glow
with the golden heat of the sun. For the rest of the
scene he can improve the damage of all his hand to
hand attacks. By spending 2m per Brawl attack set
the player can double the rolled Width. This doubling
is applied after penalties and before bonuses to the
width – regardless of source – come into play.
Solar Hero Path
It is the nature of the solar hero to rule Creation and
deliver his fury and wrath on those that oppose him.
The Charms from this Path are powerful techniques
that restrain, stun and send opponents flying.
Grappling Assist
Cost: 2m + 2m/-1d Min Brawl: 3
Type: Supplemental Min Essence: 2
Duration: One pin
Keywords: None
The lawgiver invokes this Charm when beginning a
Pin maneuver (REIGN p. 206). It remains in effect
until the pin ends and the solar may ignore the penalty
for grappling an opponent while standing. For the
duration of the pin he can also spend 2m to invoke
a -1d penalty on the rolls of his target attempting to
struggle free. The lawgiver can add a penalty up to
his Essence.
Ox-Stunning Blow
Cost: 3m / -1d Min Brawl: 4
Type: Simple Min Essence: 2
Duration: Instant
Keywords: Crippling, Stackable
A powerful blow from the solar brawler can knock out
even the strongest opponent. This Charm is resolved
like a regular Brawl attack dealing only shock damage.
If a strike would deal both killing and shock damage
add them together to determine the final amount.
After damage is resolved the solar may spend 3m
for each box of damage dealt to inflict a -1d wound
penalty on his opponent. This penalty is decreased by
1 at the end of each round beginning with the round
after the penalty was inflicted. A character may try
to regain his composure and spend an action rolling
Strenght+Resistance, reducing the total penalties
from this Charm by the width of his set.
Crashing Wave Throw
Cost: 3m Min Brawl: 4
Type: Simple Min Essence: 3
Duration: Instant
Keywords: None
This Charm can only be used if the player successfuly
pinned his opponent. This can either be a pin holding
over from a previous round with the opponent hav-
ing failed his struggling roll for the round. Alterna-
tively the solar may multi-action with the pin and the
Strength+Brawl attack from this Charm.
The set used for the throw of this Charm determines
the distance the opponent can be thrown: Multiply the
width of the set by twice the solar’s essence to deter-
mine the distance in yards. Half this distance if throw-
ing vertically. The body is thrown with enough force
to smash through thin walls or columns. If it strikes
a solid enough obstacle to block his path, then the
target suffers Width+Essence Shock damage. Should
the target hit a sharp or otherwise hazardous object or
structure then the damage can turn into killing. After-
wards the opponent is automatically downed.
Heaven Thunder Hammer
Cost: 7m Min Brawl: 4
Type: Simple Min Essence: 4
Duration: Instant
Keywords: None
The magic from this Charm make the lawgivers
blow break through any resistance and send even the
strongest opponent flying. This Charm is an enhanced
Brawl-based attack. This attack may not be parried,
only dodged.
If the attack connects, it deals damage as usual and the
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opponent is thrown back as per the rules for Crash-
ing Wave Throw. The distance the target can travel
is Width multiplied with the solar’s Essence and the
damage for a collision with a solid obstacle is equal to
the Width of the attack set.
Bureaucracy Charms
Enlightened Vizier Path
With the magical effects from this path the lawgiver
can navigate bureucratic entities with ease. He can
affect their procedures and both hinder and improve
them.
Diligent Official Charm
Cost: 5m Min Bureauc.: 2
Type: Simple Min Essence: 2
Duration: Essence days
Keywords: Compulsion
Using the Bureau-Rectifying Method the solar can
cause an individual not only to work properly but also
more efficiently. He simply speaks with the target and
invokes this Charm. he then creates a compulsion in
the target to properly do his job. This is only appli-
cable when a bureaucratic or comparable occupation
is concerned.
Diligent Official Charm only works on targets with an
Essence less than that of the solar. If the target believes
that the solar holds authority over him (either through
other charms or because he actually does), then this
Charm may also affect targets with an Essence equal
to that of the solar.
Sealing the Celestial Treaty
Cost: 10m Min Bureauc.: 3
Type: Simple Min Essence: 2
Duration: Instant
Keywords: Obvious
Sometimes the enlightened Vizier needs to provide
an incentive for the parties of a contract to fulfill it’s
terms. This Charm is used to sanctify an oath in the
eyes of heaven. The use of this Charm is obvious and
can not be hidden in any way. All parties are aware
of the sanctification and need to be willing for it to
work.
Should one of the parties break their oath then she
will suffer terrible misfortune: A number of critical
actions equal to the Essence of the solar at the time of
the sanctification of the oath will go terribly wrong.
Regardless of what the player rolled, the action, as
chosen by the Storyteller, goes horribly wrong with
the worst possible outcome. If the oathbreaker is the
highest authority of a Company (the king or one of the
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members of the ruling council for example) then this
effect may cause a Company action to fail dramati-
cally.
Grease the Wheels
Cost: 6m / 8m Min Bureauc.: 3
Type: Supplemental Min Essence: 3
Duration: Instant
Keywords: Company
When this Charm activated, the Solar can speed up
or slow down bureaucratic proccesses by interacting
with them. He simply has to communicate with the
Company and express his desire for them to speed up
or slow down their actions. He need not actually be in
charge for this Charm to take effect.
If he wishes to benefit a Company he may improve an
action that makes use of the Treasure stat. The action
is resolved in about half the time. Additionally this
Charm prevents the exhaustion of the Treasure stat.
To do so he pays 6m when announcing the action.
Alternatively he may affect an action from an op-
posing Company, if he knows about it. He interacts
with the Company and spends 8m to slow down the
enemy’s bureaucracy: Exhaustion of the Treasure Stat
for the so-modified action is doubled.
Bureau-Rectifying Method
Cost: 11m Min Bureauc.: 4
Type: Simple Min Essence: 3
Duration: One month
Keywords: Company
Using the Bureau-Rectifying Method the solar can
have the magics of Diligent Official Charm affect an
entire organization.
When used on a Company, this Charm makes all the
members of said Company work diligently and effi-
ciently. For the duration of one month the Company
is immune to Charms that impair or otherwise nega-
tively affect it’s actions. Furthermore it may ignore all
penalties from corruption or inefficiency.
Lord of Coin Path
Charms belonging to the Lord of Coin Path all deal
with money, goods and the marketplace. Their effects
are primarily aimed at Companies.
Goods-Evaluating Glance
Cost: 2m Min Bureauc.: 1
Type: Supplemental Min Essence: 2
Duration: Instant
Keywords: None
This Charm is used to enhance an action to estimate
the quality and price of something. This could be a
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quick glance at a gem or the multiple hours spanning
evaluation of an entire shipment of spices. The solar
using this Charm is perfectly aware of the target’s
condition and has a very clear idea of what it should
cost and what he can charge for it. This understanding
allows the Solar to add his Essence to the height of a
set when haggling over the object.
Knowing the Soul’s Price
Cost: 7m Min Bureauc.: 3
Type: Simple Min Essence: 2
Duration: Instant
Keywords: Social, Compulsion
This Charm is used in conversation with another per-
son. The solar invokes this Charm to find out what the
price of the target is for a certain service. The price
could be anything from sex to the reclaimed honor of
an ancestor and the service could range from a small
favor up to a lifetime of servitude.
To find out the solar rolls Wits + Bureaucracy with
a difficulty equal to the target’s Integrity. On a suc-
cess the target is forced to reveal it’s honest price and
should the solar be able to deliver that price, then the
target is under a Compulsion effect to hold up his end
of the bargain.
Market Understanding Method
Cost: 16m / point Min Bureauc.: 4
Type: Supplemental Min Essence: 4
Duration: Instant
Keywords: Company
This Charm grants the solar perfect knowledge of the
markets - to the extent that he understands them. This
makes it much easier to purchase or sell goods, either
personally or through a Company.
When purchasing goods the Solar may reduce the cost
of an item. By paying the Charm cost once he can
make sure that an object with a price range is priced
at the lower end of the scale. Paying the cost of the
charm again further reduces the cost of the item by 1.
This Charm can also be used when selling objects. It
works as above, only inverted.
Guiding the Coin
Cost: 13m / dice Min Bureauc.: 5
Type: Supplemental Min Essence: 4
Duration: Instant
Keywords: Company
The solar using this Charm has to have authority over
the finances of a Company. If he spends at least a week
actively managing the finances then he can add dice
to the Company’s Treasure Stat for a single action.
By spending 13m per die the solar can add up to half
his Essence dice. This Charm is not useable when the
solar indivdually acts as a Company through the use
of other Charms.
This is Mine Proclamation
Cost: 10m, +XP Min Bureauc.: 5
Type: Simple Min Essence: 5
Duration: Essence days
Keywords: Belief, Shaping, Touch
When the solar first touches an object, structure or
animal he can invoke this Charm. The solar rolls
Manipulation+Bureaucracy and chooses one set.
Everyone with an added Intelligence+Integrity equal
or lower than the height of the set and/or an Essence
smaller or equal to the width of the set is affected.
These people, if they are within fate, are subject to
the Belief that the item unquestionably belongs to
the lawgiver. This goes so far that anyone affected
understands even written proof so that it supports the
solar’s claim.
The solar may state certain conditions upon invoking
this charm such as that he’s only borrowing an object
or renting a location, which then comes true.
A person with a valid reason to suspect dishonesty -
such as anyone who has spent XP for the target object
- may actively roll their Intelligence+Integrity with
the original set of the Solar acting as gobble dice. If
the investigator succeeds then he is aware that the
item does not belong to the solar and the charm fails.
If the Charm is not canceled prematurely, then the
player has the option to take the item into his per-
manent possession. To do so the character has to pay
the appropriate advanatage (Possession for mundane
objects, Artifact for magical items) for the item with
his XP. The heavenly records are then changed by the
force of the lawgivers soul, invoking the Shaping ef-
fect of this Charm. If the Charm is used to pemanently
aquire things that other characters payed for with XP,
then the Solar has to pay twice the normal XP cost.
One time the XP are payed to heaven for the change,
the other XP are given to the original owner to make
up for the change in his destiny.
This Charm is not usable on attuned artifacts and the
owner is immediately aware of the failed attempt of
claiming ownership. Similarly the Charm can not be
made permanent on objects that other characters have
purchased with XP. Their destiny is too tightly inter-
twined for the Solar to intervene permanently.
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Builders Path
Craftsman Needs No Tools
Cost: 7m Min Craft: 3
Type: Supplemental Min Essence: 2
Duration: Instant
Keywords: None
The solar craftsmen using this charm no longer need
to care about tools or building times. Essence fuels
their every action.
The character using this Charm can make Craft ac-
tions to build objects or structures where every hour
spent working counts as Essence x3 normal hours.
The builder can also ignore penalties from no or insuf-
ficient tools up to his Essence. However each point of
penalty removed also reduces the craftmans effective
Essence for the purposes of time-reduction by one.
Workmen Need No Tools
Cost: 11m Min Craft: 4
Type: Supplemental Min Essence: 3
Duration: Instant
Keywords: (Company)
This Charm is a variant of Craftsman Needs No Tools
that can be used to make a group of artisans work
faster and more efficently. It expands the Charm to
affect up to Essence x10 people.
If this is used to supplement an appropriate company
action using the Territory Stat, then the quick time in
which it is accomplished does not reduce the Territory
of a Company due to exhaustion.
Creation in Absence Technique
Cost: 8m Min Craft: 4
Type: Simple Min Essence: 3
Duration: Commitment
Keywords: Compulsion, Touch
Using the effects from this Charm a lawgiver can
grant his supernatural ability at Crafting to one of his
subordinates. This allows him to have work done in
his absence. The solar spends the motes as he instructs
his willing replacement on the task at hand and opens
a mystical link between the two.
The target is granted the solar’s Craft Skill and all his
Craft Charms. The target can use them by expending
her own motes (if he has any) or those of the solar - if
she is granted permission that is. In return she is under
the Compulsion to work on and finish the project to
the best of her abilities according to the desires of the
Solar.
The lawgiver on the other hand looses access to all
his Craft Charms and his Craft skill is reduced to 0
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for the duration of this Charm. However he always
has a vague idea of the progress of the project and
knows when it is completed at which point the Charm
automatically ends and the motes are decomited. The
solar may end this Charm prematurely at any time.
Road Forging Genius
Cost: 13m / dice Min Craft.: 5
Type: Supplemental Min Essence: 4
Duration: Instant
Keywords: Company
The lawgiver employing this Charm has to have au-
thority over the territorial organization of a Company.
If he spends at least a week actively improving the
organisation and logistics then he can add dice to
the Company’s Territory Stat for a single action. By
spending 13m per die the solar can add up to half his
Essence dice. This Charm is not useable when the
solar indivdually acts as a Company through the use
of other Charms.
Modification Path
Empowered by the magics from this Charm Path the
solar craftsman can easily modify, demolish or im-
prove objects.
Object Strengthening Touch
Cost: 5m Min Craft: 2
Type: Simple Min Essence: 2
Duration: One scene
Keywords: Touch
With a simple touch and the infusion of Essence into
an object it’s durability is greatly enhanced. It can re-
sist attempts at damaging much better as it’s granted
armor equal to half the solar’s Crafts level.
Additionally if this Charm is used on weapons, their
increased hardness grants them the piercing tag with a
strength equal to half the solar’s Essence.
Shattering Grasp
Cost: 6m Min Craft: 3
Type: Simple Min Essence: 2
Duration: Instant
Keywords: Touch
Sending the faults and weaknesses of an object, a
simple impulse at the right point can break an object.
If the solar has enough time he can take apart any
mundane object and any artifact with a level less than
his Essence. He can choose to carefully disassemble
the target or to completely demolish it.
This Charm even allows the Solar to destroy struc-
tures such as Manses or Fortresses. This however
often requires multiple hours, days or even weeks and
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sub-structures and objects.
If this Charm is used in Combat on the armament
of an opponent, then the solar needs to make a suc-
cessful unarmed attack to touch the object and a
Dexterity+Crafts action to break it. With weapons,
both killing and shock damage are reduced by the
width of the Crafts set. If a weapon has both it’s dam-
age reduced to 0 or less, then it breaks. If used against
armor, every two points of width reduce the AR rating
by one. Artifacts impose a difficulty equal to their rat-
ing on the Crafts action. The damage caused by this
charm is permament but may be repaired.
Crack-Mending Technique
Cost: 7m Min Craft: 4
Type: Supplemental Min Essence: 3
Duration: Instant
Keywords: Touch
Using his solar Essence the lawgiver can mend and
weld broken objects back together. This Charm
supplements a dramatic action to repair an object but
each hour spent counts as Essence x6 hours as the
magic makes his task much easier. Repair action that
would normally take Essence in minutes can now be
accomplished in a single turn.
This Charm can be used to perfectly puzzle a broken
vase back together without any seams. Or it can be
used to repair dented armor or broken weapons which
will behave as if they hadn’t been damaged. Crack-
Mending Technique is incompatible with the speed
improvement from Craftsman Needs no Tools.
Reeds in to Gold Meditation
Cost: 10m+ Min Craft: 5
Type: Supplemental Min Essence: 3
Duration: Instant
Keywords: None
With this magic a lawgiver craftsman can forge swords
from paper and build houses out of feathers.
This Charm enhances a Craft action to build or repair
an object. The player may ignore any penalties due to
missing or inappropriate raw materials as long as the
solar has an appropriate quantity of similar materials
at his disposal (Sandstone to marble).
At Essence 4 the solar may use distantly related ma-
terials (sandstone for steel) for 5 more motes. At Es-
sence 5 even completely unrelated materials may be
used for 10 extra motes (sandstone for cotton). With
essence 6 or above the solar may expend 15 motes to
substitute any kind of material for another even if they
are completely different (water for steel).
The character still needs tools to work the material
depending on either it’s source or destination proper-
ties. A paper sword may be folded or forged. The final
object will behave exactly as if it was made from the
target material, even if it looks different. A paper knife
will cut as true as one forged from steel.
If this Charm is used to simply transform materials,
then it requires about one hour per cubic yard of mate-
rial. This Charm can not substitute anything for one of
the magical materials.
Dodge Charms
Flickering Shadow Path
The Charms of this path grant a Solar formidable de-
fense: The exalt becomes like the flickering shadow
of a candle, unpredictable yet always there.
Nimble Shade Dodge
Cost: 2m / set Min Dodge: 1
Type: Supplemental Min Essence: 2
Duration: Instant
Keywords: None
This Charm allows a character to formidably defend
himself against his opponent. By spending 2m per
Dodge action, the player can add his characters Dodge
in height to the chosen set. The set also has half the
solar’s Essence added for initiative purposes. Upon
reaching Essence 4 this Charm becomes reflexive.
Seven Shadows Evasion
Cost: 4m Min Dodge: 3
Type: Reflexive Min Essence: 2
Duration: Instant
Keywords: Perfect
This Charm provides a perfect Defense to the Solar.
It is always activated in response to an attack before
it is resolved. The character automatically evades this
attack, even if the attack was undodgeable or Perfect.
The single condition for its use is that the character
was aware of the attack before it struck.
Black Shade Body
Cost: 7m Min Dodge: 4
Type: Simple Min Essence: 3
Duration: One scene
Keywords: None
Using this charm, the player becomes a flickering
shadow on the battlefield, always reacting to his sur-
roundings and evading every attack he is aware off.
The player may add as many dodge actions to his
other actions as he wants without penalty. Further-
more all his Dodge sets may be used to gobble attacks
that are wider than the gobble set. This means that a
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2x10 Dodge set can be used to gobble a 3x8 Attack,
even though this attack would normally be resolved
earlier. This does not provide additional gobble dice
however.
Leaf on the Wind Path
The Charms of this path open the Solars mind to the
actions of his enemies. He can subconsciously sense
them just instants before they happen or he can use
their force to carry him away from danger.
Bend with the Breeze
Cost: 1m Min Dodge: 3
Type: Reflexive Min Essence: 2
Duration: Instant
Keywords: Perfect
This charm can be used in response to an attack that
targets the Solar and that is unexpected. Even though
the Solar is unaware of the attack he can now dodge
it normally. This reflexive evasive movement allows
the Solar to evade harm but does not automatically
alert him to the position of the attacker. This charm
combines with all other dodge charms and makes it
possible to perfectly dodge an attack that the Solar
didn’t even see coming.
Carried by the Wind
Cost: 2m Min Dodge: 4
Type: Reflexive Min Essence: 3
Duration: Instant
Keywords: None
This Charm can be activated, when the character uses
gobble dice from one of his Dodge sets to affect an at-
tack. He does not have to completely spoil the attack.
By spending 2m the Solar can move up to Essence x2
yards away from the opponent as soon as the attack is
resolved. This can possibly protect him from further
attacks.
Keep in mind that while this Charm can invalidate the
attacks of other characters by moving out of striking
range, it can also do so for the user. Also note that
this charm can be used multiple times in a round if
the character remains in the vicinity of opponents
that attack him. Finally keep in mind that the use of
this charm still allows the user (and his opponents)
to cover their usual movement distance: It is possible
that exceptionally fast opponents are unimpressed by
the use of this charm as they can catch up without
problems.
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Integrity Charms
Iron Resolve Path
A solar who mastered this path is unwavering. No
seductress, however tempting, can reach his heart and
no magic can affect his mind. He is a master at resist-
ing social attacks.
Temptation-Resisting Stance
Cost: 2m / set Min Integrity: 1
Type: Supplemental Min Essence: 2
Duration: Instant
Keywords: Social
The mind of a solar is like a fortress to those that wish
to bend him to their will.
When rolling Integrity to defend against mundane
persuasion or the effects of mind-altering charms, the
Solar may add his Integrity to the height of the chosen
set. Upon reaching Essence 4 this Charm becomes
reflexive.
Elusive Dream Defense
Cost: 5m Min Integrity: 3
Type: Reflexive Min Essence: 3
Duration: Instant
Keywords: Social, Perfect
This Charm provides a perfect Defense against social
influence or mind-altering charms. This Charm can
only be activated in response to an effect that the
Solar is aware of. The character then automatically
and Perfectly resists this attack, even if the attack was
Perfect itself.
Long-Term Defense
This Charm allows you to increase your Defensive
Capabilities by a little for an entire scene.
Group Loyalty
Increase Integrity, harder to betray the solar
Reflexive Defense
If required?
Retroactive Defense
Shatters influence effects. Usable even if not usable.
Cost can be paid with health instead
Inviolate Shape Path
The Charms found in this path grant a lawgiver the
ability to withstand shaping effects and the influence
of the Wyld.
Integrity Protecting Prana
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Type: Reflexive Min Essence: 2
Duration: One scene
Keywords: Perfect
This Charm provides a perfect Defense against all
Shaping effects against the character, regardless of
source. Wyld mutations are ignored as well as spells
that shape the target.
Destiny-Manifesting Method
Cost: None Min Integrity: 3
Type: Permanent Min Essence: 2
Duration: Permanent
Keywords: None
This Charm provides a permanent resistance to Shap-
ing effects. Effects that try to damage the Exalt have
their difficulty increased by the Solar’s Essence.
Against shaping effects that damage the solar he re-
cieves an AR rating equal to his Essence. Finally the
likelyness of unfortunate random effects in the Wyld
or Labyrinth is reduced by a factor of 10.
Group Protection
Protect a Group against the ravages of the wyld
Investigation Charms
Observing the World Path
The keen eye and sharp mind of a lawgiver with these
techniques allows him to quickly scan and understand
the things and places around him.
Crafty Observation Technique
Cost: 6m Min Investig.: 2
Type: Simple Min Essence: 2
Duration: Instant
Keywords: None
This Charm compresses a lengthy investigation into a
few seconds of concentration. With a glance at a room
the solar precisely knows where the wanted docu-
ments are kept.
This Charm works just like a dramatic Investigation
action that takes up to Essence x5 minutes. The solar
can roll Investigation as usual but he only needs a frac-
tion of the time and he need not disturb the scene. This
Charm combines with other Investigation Charms.
Concealment-Shattering Revelation
Cost: 6m Min Investig.: 4
Type: Simple Min Essence: 2
Duration: Instant
Keywords: None
Nothing can hide from the eyes of the lawgiver. Using
this Charm the Solar instantly discovers all purposely
hidden things in his line of sight. This includes a hid-
den stash of celestial cocaine under the floorboards
or the concealed weapon strapped to the back of a
peasant. If a Charm opposes this effect, the solar rolls
Wits+Investigation as usual but he may add his Inves-
tigation to the height and his essence to the width of
the set.
Vigilant Judge Path
Observing things is vastly different from studying
people but a lawgiver with this Path mastered is an
expert at gauging people and discovering their moti-
vations and skills.
Lie-Detection
Cost: 5m Min Investig.: 3
Type: Reflexive Min Essence: 2
Duration: One scene
Keywords: Social
Once a solar has activated this Charm he can recog-
nize all lies as such. He can also sense deliberate half-
truths but he is not aware which part of a statement is
true and which one is not.
If a Charm contests this effect then roll Wits + Inves-
tigation as usual but add the solar’s Essence to the
height of his sets.
Interrogation
Make it easier to interogate people
Discover Intentions / Social Status / Abililties
Look at them and discover their traits
Larceny Charms
Magpie Fingers Path
A lawgiver with this Path can take what is rightfully
his. The Charms within this Path supernaturally en-
hance all manners of theft.
Ignore Limitations
You can steal even if you couldn’t steal.
Perfect Pickpocket
Your attempt at theft is flawless
Steal and Hide
Theft with Elsewhere storage - even large things.
Master of Disguise Path
Wearing the New Face
Cost: 7m Min Larceny: 2
Type: Supplemental Min Essence: 2
Duration: Commitment
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Keywords: None
Wearing the New Face magically enhances a Solar’s
attempt at disguising himself. The player has to de-
scribe what he wants to disguise hismelf as and how
he plans to accomplish that. When rolling Larceny to
determine the quality of the disguise, the player may
add his character’s Larceny to the height of the roll,
even going higher than 10. This makes beating dif-
ficulties easier and it makes the resulting gobble dice
more easily break Awareness or Investigation sets.
As long as the solar has a suitable and carefully cre-
ated disguise in place he can convincingly appear as
someone of a different gender or species, the magic
even alters his speech patterns. He can also try to
impersonate someone but this does not grant any
knowledge about the mannerisms of the target.
Once the disguise is removed or significantly dam-
aged the charm ends. A solar might for example wear
a wig, dress and makeup to disguise himself as woman
but once the makeup was smeared or the wig lost, the
magic would dissipate. Another example would be
a solar who wears green, carefully adding barks and
twigs to himself to appear as a wood elemental.
Mask the Soul Technique
Cost: 8m Min Larceny: 4
Type: Supplemental Min Essence: 3
Duration: Commitment
Keywords: None
This Charm allows a Solar to not only mask his ap-
pearance but also his Essence. Just like Wearing the
New Face, Mask the Soul enhances a mundane at-
tempt at disguise. He can now use his Larceny set to
make his Essence appear however he wants. A solar
can mask his aura to look like that of a Sidereal, a
Fair Folk or a Mortal. He can even impersonate other
creatures’ Essence signatures if he had time to study
them beforehand.
Leaf Hides the Blossom Method
Cost: 5m Min Larceny: 4
Type: Simple Min Essence: 3
Duration: One scene
Keywords: None
This Charm compresses an entire attempt at disguise
into a few seconds. The player states his intended dis-
guise and how he wants to accomplish this. To create
a believable disguise with Leaf Hides the Blossom
Method the solar not only needs just a single combat
round, he also needs hardly any materials.
Simply stuffing two melons into his shirt is enough to
convincingly portray a woman and smearing dirt into
his face lets the solar appear as an earth elemental. If
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used on it’s own this Charm creates unfocused dis-
guises and is not capable of impersonating someone
specific. These spontaneous disguises also fall apart
after one scene.
Wolf among Sheep Approach
Cost: 16m Min Larceny: 4
Type: Supplemental Min Essence: 4
Duration: Commitment
Keywords: None
Just as the other Charms of this Path, this Charm en-
hances a mundane attempt at disguise. The character
disguises himself both with mundane means and Es-
sence and he then goes “off stage”. Roll Wits+Larceny
as usual to determine the quality of the disguise. If the
character wishes to also disguise his Essence signature
he has to combine this with other Charms.
If the roll is successful, the player may, at any point
later on in the game, unmask his disguise and take the
place of a character unimportant to the story (com-
monly an extra).
Important characters may attempt to “unmask” the
character once per scene if they have sufficient reason
to believe he is around – or are paranoid enough to
check everyone. To do so, the investigating player
needs to use an Awareness or Investigation Charm
to scrutinize the infiltrated group. The solar uses his
chosen diguise set as usual to gobble the investigation
attempt. This is not a time sensitive action. If he is
unmasked, then the investigating character may deter-
mine which extra the solar replaces.
Flawless Method Actor Technique
Cost: 13m Min Larceny: 5
Type: Supplemental Min Essence: 4
Duration: Commitment
Keywords: Perfect
With this level of mastery a solar can make himself
appear as anyone he wants and fool even the closest
friends. This Charm enhances a disguise attempt and
makes it a Perfect effect. Everyone will be fooled,
even those that intimately know the target will accept
everything the character says as genuine. He doesn’t
have to know the mannerisms or speech patterns of
the target, the magics are so strong that everyone else
simply imagines the solar to act as is usual.
Unchecked Passage Path
A small measure of light can reach even the darkest
places - and so does the solar with this Charm. Noth-
ing can stop him from entering or leaving a place - no
lock, no door, no shackle.
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Lock Pick Finger Style
Cost: 3m Min Larceny: 1
Type: Supplemental Min Essence: 2
Duration: Instant
Keywords: None
Using the Lock Pick Finger Style a solar can open
any lock with only his fingers, even if he doesn’t have
the proper tools. Whether it’s a simple padlock or a
complicated First Age safe, the solar can attempt lock
opening actions without tools and he can ignore all
penalties from lack of tools.
Lock-Opening Touch
Cost: 6m Min Larceny: 2
Type: Simple Min Essence: 3
Duration: Instant
Keywords: None
With this Charm the lawgiver may open a lock with
a Simple action, even in combat, instead of needing
multiple minutes to do so. This is independent of the
size of the lock and does not mitigate the need for
tools but can be combined with other lock-opening
Charms. This Charm may also be used to lock doors
without a key.
Moving past the Tiger’s Teeth
Cost: 9m Min Larceny: 3
Type: Simple Min Essence: 4
Duration: One scene
Keywords: None
With this Charm active the solar is like a ghost among
the fotresses of men. When this Charm is activated
during an attempt at intrusion (or extraction) the Solar
automatically becomes aware of all mundane traps
and is able to circumvent them perfectly without trig-
gering or otherwise distrubing the traps. The protec-
tion from this Charm does not extent to his colleagues
but it often allows the solar to move ahead and disarm
traps as easily as he evades them.
If the solar encounters magically constructed or en-
hanced traps then add his Larceny skill to the height
of all sets required to detect, evade or disarm them,
even if the rolls in question do not include Larceny.
Walk through Doors
Well you walk through doors obviously. It’s kind
of an unfitting Charm for solars - need something
“cooler”..
Linguistics Charms
The Might of the Pen Path
The Charms of this path are related to the written word
in its many forms. They deal with writing, encrypting,
reading and subliminal influence.
Whirling Brush Method
Cost: 5m Min Ling.: 2
Type: Supplemental Min Essence: 2
Duration: Instant
Keywords: None
Using the Whirling Brush Method, a solar can write
the most beautiful and expressive calligraphy in the
span of mere seconds. Any writing enhanced with this
charm is much faster than normal: The solar divides
the time required by 5xEssence. An Essence 2 Solar
will write ten times as fast as a mortal, while an Es-
sence 5 Solar only needs 1/25th of the time to write.
Labyrinth of Words Technique
Cost: 4m Min Ling.: 3
Type: Supplemental Min Essence: 2
Duration: Instant
Keywords: None
This Charm enhances an effect to encrypt a message.
The solar adds his Essence to the width of any one set
to determine the amount of gobble dice with which to
counter any supernatural attempt at deciphering the
contents of the message. Without the use of magic, the
document can not be deciphered.
The intended recipients (no more than the solars Es-
sence score) in turn have no problem reading the mes-
sage. To their eyes it descrambles automatically.
Discerning Savant’s Eye
Cost: 3m Min Ling.: 4
Type: Reflexive Min Essence: 3
Duration: Instant
Keywords: None
Having taken the secrets of encoding messages into
his Anima, the solar can now navigate through the
linguistic labyrinths of others with ease. This Charm
enhances an attempt at deciphering script, wether it
was encrypted on purpose or wether its writing has
simply decayed. He may ignore all penalties from bad
quality of the writing and he may add his Essence to
the Width of any one set used to deciper the script.
This is applicable, even if the rolled ability is not
Linguistics.
This Charm can also be automatically used when the
character is the target of an unexpected written social
attack (such as those from the following charm). In
these cases the effect allows the character to defend
normally.
Letter within a Letter Technique
Cost: 8m Min Ling.: 5
Type: Supplemental Min Essence: 4
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Duration: Instant
Keywords: None
This Charm grants the solar the ability to weave hid-
den messages into otherwise normal writing. The
readers will find their thoughts affected without them
knowing why. Characters who can not read the used
language are not affected.
When creating the writing the solar has to make a
multiple-action roll with Intelligence+Linguistics
to encrypt and hide the message and a Manipula-
tion based social attack. The chosen Linguistics set
is used as gobble dice against Wits+Investigation of
suspicious readers. If they manage to succeed, then
they notice the subliminal message and are unaffected
unless they continue reading. If they do not notice the
message then the previously rolled social attack set is
used on each reader just as if the player had adressed
them directly. The unexpected nature of the influence
makes defending against it more diffcult, incuring a
-2 penalty.
Unobstructed Words Path
The supernatural effects of this Charm Path all deal
with language in direct communication.
Exellent Emissary’s Tongue
Cost: 12m Min Ling.: 3
Type: 10-W Minutes Min Essence: 3
Duration: One scene
Keywords: None
To use this Charm, the solar has to spend a few min-
utes studying a conversation in a language he does not
speak. After this time he has acquired a subconscious
understanding of the methods of communication
used.
By employing the few words he picked up together
with precise gestures he can communicate without
effort. Complex subject matter however requires
Charisma+Linguistics rolls with a difficulty dependent
on the subject. Making social attacks using a language
acquired in this manner also nets a -2 penalty
The communication still takes as much time as a nor-
mal conversation would and it requires the character
to be able to communicate in the manner of his audi-
ence. Observing insect beastmen communicating tele-
patically will not grant the Solar telepathy. However if
the insects also use body language he can emulate that
part of the conversation.
Poetic Expression Gesture
Cost: 7m Min Ling.: 5
Type: Simple Min Essence: 4
Duration: Instant
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Keywords: None
Using this simple Charm the solar can convey even
the most complicated matters with a graceful move-
ment of his hand or a single brushstroke. He can
deliver entire speeches with a single word of power.
This Charm allows the charcter to communicate with
any being that can see or hear him (or read his script)
compressing up to Essence x10 minutes of conversa-
tion into a Simple action.
The targets, regardless of their method of communia-
tion, automatically and perfectly understand the solar
unless he desires room for doubt or innuendo. This
charm can be used to execute social rolls in the span
of a few seconds and to effectively coordinate groups
during battle, even over large distances.
Lore Charms
Meta-Essence Path
The Charms that are part of this path all deal with the
modification and adaption of Essence. From sharing it
to permanently imbuing others with it.
Essence-Lending Method
Cost: 2m+ Min Lore: 1
Type: Simple Min Essence: 2
Duration: Instant
Keywords: Obvious, Touch
The lawgiver with this Charm may spend up to his Es-
sence x3 motes in addition to the cost of this Charm.
These motes of essence are transferred to a willing
target he touches.
Glorious Solar Guidance
Cost: None Min Lore: 3
Type: Permanent Min Essence: 3
Duration: Permanent
Keywords: Company, Stackable
The Glorious Solar Guidance allows a solar to gain
motes from harmonious governance. When this
Charm is first purchased, the Solar gains access to a
seperate mote pool that can hold 5m. Each further In-
stance of this Charm learned adds another 5m to this
pool. A solar may learn this Charm as often as he has
Essence.
This special mote pool does not respirate as the re-
geular mote pool does. Instead spending time to tend
to the affairs of a Company allows the Solar to refill
it. For every 4 hours spent the solar gains a number
of motes into this pool equal to the average of that
Company’s Stats (round up).
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Soul-Enlightening Benefi cence Disease & Poison Breaker

Cost: 20m Min Lore: 4
Type: 3 hours Min Essence: 3 Aggravated Converter
Duration: Permanent
Keywords: Enlightenment, Touch Wholeness Restoring Treatment
The use of this Charm requires a ceremony of roughly Cancel crippling effects, even permanent ones such
three hours duration that can take whatever form the as lost limbs.
solar wishes. During this ceremony the target is im-
bued with solar Essence as his spiritual awareness is Somethingorother Touch
blasted open. Treatment Speed Up. Medicine action to heal, ban-
dage or stabilize as a simple action. Still needs other
If the willing target is a mortal (no access to an Es- Charm for mystical healing effects. Expensive!
sence Pool and a permanent Essence of 1), then his
Permanent Essence is raised to 2 and he is given ac- Enhancement Path
cess to a pool of 15 motes. The target may now learn Penalties Remover
Solar Charms for 40 XP or 32 XP for favored skills. Temporary Wound Box addition
Learning a Charm always requires training time.

This Charm may only be used once a week. Upon
reaching Essence 5 it may be used once a day.
Wyld Shaping Path
Medicine Charms
Melee Charms
Lightning Blade Path
The Lightning Blade Path deals with flurries of lighting
fast strikes. Variations of this path exist for Archery,
Brawl and Thrown. These are called Lightning Arrow,
Lightning Fist and Lightning Knife respectively.

Gentle Touch Path Flickering Blade Strike

The Charm Path known as Gentle Touch is a series
of Medicine charms that are grounded in the healing
properties of the suns rays. The Charms in this path
can heal damage, cure illness and destroy poison.
Flesh-Restoring Method
Cost: 11m Min Medicine: 2
Type: Supplemental Min Essence: 2
Duration: Instant
Keywords: None
This charm is a simple charm for a Solar but it’s one of
the most powerful healing techniques available in cre-
ation. A character treated with the medical techniques
from Flesh-Restoring Method can easily heal a large
part of his wounds nearly instantly. The Solar treats
the patient as normally, taking half an hour and rolling
Intelligence+Medicine as a single, dramatic action.
Cost: 2m / point Min Melee: 1
Type: Supplemental Min Essence: 2
Duration: Instant
Keywords: None
This Charm can add up to the character’s Essence in
width to a characters attack (not parries!). Each such
point costs 2m. This bonus is only for the purposes of
determining initiative, it does not increase damage in
any way.
Storm of Blades Method
Cost: 7m Min Melee: 3
Type: Extra Action Min Essence: 2
Duration: One round
Keywords: None
The character gains Extra Action (2) for attack actions
using the Melee skill.

At the end of a successful treatment the patient recov-
ers shock damage equal to the height of the set and
he may convert a number of killing damage boxes to
shock equal to the width plus the solar’s Medicine.
The shock from this conversion is not automatically
healed with the initial use of this Charm. After a good
night’s sleep he can again convert killing boxes into
shock – this time as many as the caster of this charm
has Essence. A character can only benefit from this
Charm once a day.
Endless Blades Technique
Cost: 4m / Extra Action Min Melee: 5
Type: Extra Action Min Essence: 3
Duration: One round
Keywords: Obvious
This Solar can pay 2 motes for each Level of Extra
Action he desires, up to his Essence score. These
Multi-Action levels can only be used for attack ac-
tions using the Melee skill.

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Loyal Blade Path
This path deals with the readying, drawing and stor-
ing of a blade or other melee weapon that the user
clearly owns. It is a variation of the Loyal Bow Path
that can be found in the Archery Charms section of
this Chapter.
My Blade is My Shield Path
This defensive Path grants the lawgiver supernatural
skill with his weapon when defending against attacks.
He can parry even the deadliest blows with ease.
Bulwark Stance
Cost: 3m / set Min Melee: 2
Type: Supplemental Min Essence: 2
Duration: Instant
Keywords: None
The Bulwark Stance allows a character to formidably
defend himself against his opponent. By spending 3m
per set assigned to Parry actions with the Melee skill,
the player can add his characters Melee in height to
all involved dice. The set also resolves as if it’s width
was increased by half the solar’s Essence. This does
not provide additional Gobble Dice however.
Fivefold Bulwark Stance
Cost: 8m Min Melee: 4
Type: Simple Min Essence: 3
Duration: One scene
Keywords: None
Fivefold Bulwark Stance allows the Solar to add half
his Essence to the width of all his Melee Parry sets.
This does not provide additional gobble dice, it is only
relevant when the order of actions is concerned.
Heavenly Guardian Defense
Cost: 6m Min Melee: 5
Type: Reflexive Min Essence: 3
Duration: Instant
Keywords: Perfect
This Charm provides a perfect parry Defense to the
Solar. It can only be activated in response to an at-
tack and before it is resolved. The Solar automatically
parries this attack, even if the attack was unparryable
or Perfect. The single condition for its use is that the
character was aware of the attack before it struck.
Thorny Blade Defense
Cost: 4m / action Min Melee: 5
Type: Supplemental Min Essence: 3
Duration: Instant
Keywords: None
This Charm can only be used to enhance parry actions
using the Melee skill and has to be declared together
with the action. Each parry action changed in such a
manner can now only be used to gobble dice from a
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single attack set each.
If it suceeds at entirely breaking the attacking set, then
all remaining unused gobble dice from the parry set
are turned into a counterattack on the aggressor that
can not be parried normally. This counterattack hap-
pens at the same time as the now spoiled attack.
Phoenix Blade Path
The Phoenix Blade Path allows the Solar warrior to
imbue his weapon with the heat of the sun to inflict
terrible wounds with a single blow. This charm path
is based on the Phoenix Fist Path that can be found in
the Brawl Charms section of this chapter.
Occult Charms
Sorcery Path
The following Charms grant an Exalted the ability to
learn, shape and cast spells of Sorcery. For each charm
of this path learned the character also gains one spell
of the appropriate circle for free, often countermagic.
Terrestrial Circle Sorcery
Cost: None Min Occult: 3
Type: Permanent Min Essence: 3
Duration: Permanent
Keywords: Enlightenment
Having mastered this Charm allows a character to
learn and cast Spells of Terrestrial Circle Sorcery, also
known as Emerald Circle Sorcery.
Celestial Circle Sorcery
Cost: None Min Occult: 4
Type: Permanent Min Essence: 4
Duration: Permanent
Keywords: Enlightenment
This Charm gives a character access to the spells
of Celestial Circle Sorcery, also known as Sapphire
Circle Sorcery.
Solar Circle Sorcery
Cost: None Min Occult: 5
Type: Permanent Min Essence: 5
Duration: Permanent
Keywords: Enlightenment
This powerful Charm allows a character to master
the pinnacle of sorcery. Spells of the Adamant Circle
of Solar Circle Sorcery can now be learned and cast
freely.
Necromancy Path
The following Charms grant a Solar proficiency in
the magic arts of the dead. Note that Solars do not
have access to Void Circle Necromancy. Only the
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Abyssal Exalted, the Deathlords and other powerful,
death-aspected beings can reach this level of mastery
over death. For each charm of this path learned the
character also gains one spell of the appropriate circle
for free, often countermagic.
Shadowlands Circle Necromancy
Cost: None Min Occult: 3
Type: Permanent Min Essence: 3
Duration: Permanent
Keywords: Enlightenment
Upon learning this Charm a character can now cast
Necromancy spells of the Shadowlands or Iron
Circle.
Labyrinth Circle Necromancy
Cost: None Min Occult: 4
Type: Permanent Min Essence: 4
Duration: Permanent
Keywords: Enlightenment
This Charm grants a Solar proficiency in the advanced
arts of Necromancy. Spells of the Labyrinth or Onyx
Circle can now be learned, shaped and cast freely.
Spirit-Slaying Path
This Path deals with affecting and destroying spirits
such as gods, ghosts, elementals and demons.
Spirit-Cutting Attack
Cost: 1m Min Occult: 2
Type: Supplemental Min Essence: 2
Duration: Instant
Keywords: Obvious
This Charm allows a character’s attack to affect dema-
terialized spirits. Spirit-Cutting Attack can be used to
enhance attacks with other skills. These do aggravated
damage to spirits, whether materialized or not.
Ghost-Eating Technique
Cost: 2m Min Occult: 3
Type: Reflexive Min Essence: 3
Duration: Instant
Keywords: Obvious
This Charm is used just after the Solar has successfully
attacked a spirit. The Charm transmits a number of
motes equal to the solar’s Essence x2 from the Spirit
to the solar. If a spirit has it’s last health level filled
when this charm is used, then it is destroyed utterly.
Spirit-Binding Aura
Cost: 11m Min Occult: 5
Type: Simple Min Essence: 4
Duration: One scene
Keywords: Obvious
This Charm enhances the Solar’s Anima to either bind
spirits in the material world. Spirits within the range
of the aura (Essence in yards) can not dematerialize
unless they leave the area. This in turn requires them
to succeeed at a reflexive Essence roll with a difficulty
equal to the solars Essence. Dematerialized spirits in
turn can not enter the area without materializing.
Sorcerer’s Eye Path
Charms from the Path of the Sorcerer’s Eye unveil the
hidden Essence of the world to the solar’s eyes.
Spirit-Detecting Glance
Cost: 3m Min Occult: 2
Type: Reflexive Min Essence: 2
Individuals as Companies
The Solar Exalted are among the most power-
ful individuals in Creation. So much so that
they possess Charms that allow them to inter-
act with entire Companies on their scale.
A Solar acting as a Company determines his
Stats by halving the following Skills, treating
ExD as 2 regular dice:
War equals Might
Bureaucracy equals Treasure
Crafts equals Territory
Socialize equals Influence
Integrity equals Sovreignity
If one of these Company Stats is damaged
or exhausted then this carries over into his
personal Skills. The player may choose wether
to loose 2 regular dice or 1 ExD per Company
Stat point lost. Exhausted Skills regenerate 2
weeks after the loss, damaged skills are per-
manently reduced.
An opposing Company reducing the Solar’s
Company Stats does not gain anything unless
specifically mentioned. A Solar gaining points
through Company actions can only use these
to offset exhaustion penalties, not to gain ad-
ditional dice.
Reduced skills affect Charm minimums as
would be expected. This might cause the
solar to be unable to cast some of his learned
charms until his Skills have regenerated or
he has relearned them. Active Charms with
higher requirements remain active until their
time runs out. Effects that require commited
Essence fail as soon as the solar’s Skills are no
longer sufficient.
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Duration: One scene
Keywords: None
Using the Spirit-Detecting Glance a Solar can see,
hear and smell dematerlized beings and objects. They
appear as translucent shades and are legal targets for
all his awareness rolls. To affect dematerialized be-
ings a character still needs a different Charm such as
Spirit-Cutting Attack.
Essence-Revaling Sight
Cost: 7m Min Occult: 4
Type: Reflexive Min Essence: 3
Duration: One scene
Keywords: None
Infusing his eyes with Solar Essence the character
opens his mind to the flows of essence in the world.
He automatically recognizes Artifacts, Demesnes and
Manses if he can see them and powerful Exalted (Es-
sence 4+) are also clearly visible.
Further information on a subject (such as the effect of a
Charm or how to use an Artifact) can be gained through
close scrutiny. This requires an Intelligence+Occult
roll with a difficulty depending on the information
sought.
This Charm does not automatically uncover beings
hidden with mundane or magical means as the char-
acter still does not see them. However the character’s
Awareness sets, if any, are increased by half the hiding
character’s Essence.
Essence-Discovering Chakra
Cost: None Min Occult: 5
Type: Reflexive Min Essence: 4
Duration: One scene
Keywords: Obvious
Once this Charm is learned, the solar can automati-
cally, and freely, activate Essence-Revealing Sight
once his Anima reaches the third level. This however
is an Obvious effect as his eyes glow with the light of
the sun.
Performance Charms
Artistic Path
Phantom Conjuring Performance
Cost: 2m + 1m / point Min Perform.: 1
Type: Supplemental Min Essence: 2
Duration: Instant
Keywords: Obvious, Social
A skilled solar performer can use his Essence to im-
prove his performance. Summoning ethereal, golden
shapes from his Essence he can support his perfor-
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mance beyond the scope of any mortal.
The solar may add up to his Performance in height
to the set of a Perforamnce action. Each such point
costs the solar 1m in addition to the base cost of 2m.
This Charm can be used for mundane Performance
attempts or to augment the use of Performance-related
Charms.
Husband-Seducing Demon Dance
Cost: 7m Min Perform.: 3
Type: Simple Min Essence: 2
Duration: One scene
Keywords: Emotion, Social
The movements and words of a skilled solar dancer
enthrall the hearts of mortals. The solar makes a
Charisma+Performance roll or an artistic performance
as usual. If he has a set then every member of his audi-
ence that does not successfuly defend falls madly in
love with the solar or something he represents. This
unnatural influence lasts for one scene.
Oratory Path
Respect Commanding Attitude
Compulsion to Respect
Memory Reweaving Discipline
Belief to have different Memory
Spirit Calling Speech
Cost: 11m Min Perform.: 5
Type: Simple Min Essence: 3
Duration: One scene
Keywords: Emotion, Compulsion, Social
The lawgivers hold the Mandate of Heaven and their
word weights heavily. This Charm, which is an en-
hanced Charisma+Performance prayer action allows
the solar to empower his words and to ensure they
catch the spirits attention.
Add the solar’s Performance to the height of the action
and half his Essence to the width. Success means that
the god is granted an increased amount of extraordi-
nary ambrosia for the prayer. The god is now under
two effects: The first one is a Compulsion to listen to
the words and demands of the solar. The god may not
ignore the plea however he is allowed to instruct a
subordinate to deal with the matter or to not act at all.
The second effect is an Emotion that positively shifts
the feelings of the god towards the solar. Even an
overly hostile god will at least think about the prayer
while already friendly ones are much more inclined
to help.
A solar may pray to a specific god or to a generic
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group of gods such as the gods of a certain forest.
This Charm does not work on a god with an Essence
of equal to or more than twice the solar’s Essence. If
multiple gods are the target add their Essence scores
together to determine if the Charm takes effect.
Presence Charms
Radiant Aura Path
The Presence Charms belonging to the Radiant Aua
Path
Glorious Radiant Presence
Respectful Belief creation. Attack prevention?
I am your World Stance
Compulsion to focus on Solar, intensifying emotions.
Authority-Radiating Stance
“I have authority over you”
Enemy-Castigating
I make Holy Attacks and I cause shame and guilt
Words of Honey Path
The Charms from the Words of Honey Path are sweet
and seductive. They are exceptionally suited to subtle
manipulation and make use of the Stat with the same
name.
Honey Snake Whisper
Cost: 4m + 1m / point Min Presence: 2
Type: Supplemental Min Essence: 2
Duration: Width scenes
Keywords: Emotion, Social
A solar using this Charm in conversation lets his Es-
sence sweeten and empower his words. Honey Snake
Whisper allows a solar to create an Emotion, most of-
ten a desire for something, in his target. The player has
to roll Manipulation+Presence as usual in an attempt
to convince the target. Additionally the solar may add
up to his Presence to the height of the base cost of 4m
is waived set paying 1m for each such point.
This bonus can be used even when rolling without
the supernatural effects of this charm or when using
another Charm. In these cases the base cost of 4m is
waived.
Hypnotic Tongue Technique
Cost: 6m Min Presence: 3
Type: Simple Min Essence: 2
Duration: Width days
Keywords: Compulsion, Social
Using his skill with words and his powerful Essence
the solar can affect the mind of his conversational
partner without him even noticing. The solar may
command his target to do his bidding and the order
may be as complicated as he wants to. He does not
have to voice this order directly.
The player rolls Manipulation+Presence which is
resisted by Charisma+Integrity as usual. If success-
ful, then this Charm creates a Compulsion to follow
one order given by the Solar. The target will not be
aware of or remember this influence if the width of
the solar’s set is wider than his Essence score. A tar-
get that recognizes the influence can still be affected
normally.
Bending the Truth Technique
Cost: 8m Min Presence: 3
Type: Simple Min Essence: 3
Duration: Width x2 days
Keywords: Belief, Social
A solar speaks only the truth - or at least he can make
his listeners believe this to be so. This charm enables
the solar to instill a Belief in his target without directly
stating it - he simply says the right words and leaves a
few things unsaid. In the end his target will make the
wanted connections and come to a “revelation” all on
it’s own. The caused Belief may be as complicated or
unrealistic as the Solar wants it to be.
The player has to roll Manipulation+Presence which
can be resisted by Charisma+Integrity as usual. If the
roll is successful, then a Belief is created in the mind
of the target. The target is unaware that the Belief
comes from an external source unless the width of the
solar’s set failed to be wider than the target’s Essence
score. In this case the target is still affected but knows
the solar to have shown her the truth.
Heart-Piercing Words
Cost: 7m Min Presence: 5
Type: Supplemental Min Essence: 4
Duration: Instant
Keywords: Perfect, Social
When this Charm is used to supplement a Presence-
based attempt at convincing someone with an Essence
lesser than that of the Solar, then the attempt is Per-
fect. This means that the effect can only be prevented
by a Perfect Social defense otherwise it succeeds
automatically.
This Charm can be used in conjunction with other
Charms that make use of rolls with the Presence
skill.
City-Sweeping Speech
Cost: 18m Min Presence: 5
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Type: Supplemental Min Essence: 5
Duration: Commitment
Keywords: Company, Compulsion, Social
The revelations in a lawgiver’s words are carried in
the hearts of his listeners.
When influencing a target with Presence or Presence
Charms, the Solar may invoke this Charm to have
the target carry forth the Belief or Emotion influence.
If the persuasion attempt was successful, then the
target feels compelled to share the wisdom the solar
imparted on him. He will attempt to convince anyone
he comes in contact with, gaining the solar’s Essence
in additional dice for these attempts.
Targets he successfuly convinces feel the same com-
pulsion and will spread the word. They also gain bo-
nus dice equal to the solar’s Essence but for each step
they are removed from the original target this bonus is
reduced by 1. When the bonus is equal or less than the
target’s Essence the influence stops.
When the solar stops commiting the neccesary motes,
then the Compulsion in his original target and all
subsequent ones fades naturally. Furthermore the dice
bonus to persuasion attempts vanishes instantly.
This Charm can also be used on the Company scale
allowing the Solar to take an Espionage action to
change minds. This action requires the solar to partici-
pate in one conversation and keep the essence com-
mited for the duration of the influence, which is one
week per point of Territory of the target Company. For
information on how a solar using this Charm interacts
with Companies see the sidebar on page 52. Use the
solar’s Presence instead of Socialize to determine his
Influence Company Stat.
Resistance Charms
Golden Skin Path
The charms of this path greatly increase a character’s
resilience to attacks and damage.
Iron Skin Technique
Cost: 3m Min Resistance: 2
Type: Reflexive Min Essence: 2
Duration: Instant
Keywords: None
This Charm may be used in response to an attack.
It grants the characters magical Armor with a level
equal to his Essence for that single attack. This armor
is compatible to regular armor and it can also be used
to defend against Area attacks and Waste Dice effects
that cause damage, soaking up a number of Dam-
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age/Dice equal to the character’s Essence from each
source of a single attack: An attack dealing 5K, 6 Area
Dice and 2K from Waste Dice against a character with
Essence 4 using this charm would be reduced to 1K, 2
Area Dice and nothing from Waste Dice.
Steel Body Meditation
Cost: 10m Min Resistance: 3
Type: Simple Min Essence: 2
Duration: One scene
Keywords: Obvious
Once a Solar has activated this Charm, his skin takes
on the resistance of steel and he is granted supernatu-
ral resilience for the rest of the scene. The character
gains an Armor rating equal to half his Essence. If he
is already wearing regular armor, then use the higher
AR. If both are equal add 1 to the higher AR and use
that. This magical armor does not protect against Area
attacks or Waste Dice effects but it protects against ef-
fects which would otherwise ignore mundane armor.
Inviolate Body Technique
Cost: 4+m Min Resistance: 4
Type: Reflexive Min Essence: 3
Duration: Instant
Keywords: (Perfect)
With the Inviolate Body Technique a warrior can
shrug of blows and magic that would cripple the most
powerful warriors. Even poison or diseases can gain
no foothold on the solar’s flawless body.
When invoked in response to a Crippling, Poison
or Sickness effect, the solar immediately rolls his
Strength+Resistance with a difficulty of the attacker’s
Essence. If he suceeds, then the Crippling, Posion
or Sickness effect is negated. Other elements of an
attacking Charm still function normally. To resist
sources that cause more than one Crippling, Sickness
or Poison effect, each additional effect increases the
cost of this charm by 2m. If the effects are mundane
in nature then the Charm works Perfectly.
Adamant Skin Technique
Cost: 7m Min Resistance: 5
Type: Reflexive Min Essence: 4
Duration: Instant
Keywords: Perfect
Adamant Skin Technique provides a perfect armor De-
fense to the Solar. It can only be activated in response
to an attack or other source of hurt before damage is
applied, even if the attack was unexpected. The Solar
automatically resists the damage from this attack as
if he had infinite armor. This armor is a Perfect effect
and it even protects against any kind of damage that
would otherwise ignore armor. When used against
Area effects it cancels all Area dice with one use.
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Waste Dice effects that deal damage are also ignored.
If the resisted attack had any secondary effects such as
Crippling or Poison then those can still apply if they
do not require damage to be dealt. Attacks that have
lingering environmental effects such as fire affect the
character as usual in later rounds.
Inner Fortitude Path
The charms of this path enhance the inner durability
of a character – they grant additional health boxes and
help easily regenerate already suffered damage.
Ox-Body Technique
Cost: None Min Resistance: 1
Type: Permanent Min Essence: 2
Duration: Permanent
Keywords: Stackable
Each instance of Ox-Body Technique adds a total of
five wound boxes to the character. One is added to the
-0 boxes and the -2 boxes, and two to the -1 set. This
Charm can be learned as often as the character has Re-
sistance but never more than his Essence score. The
second, third etc. instances of this Charm are often
called Mammoth-Body, Ogre-Body, Mountain-Body
and Behemoth-Body.
Body-Mending Meditation
Cost: 7m Min Resistance: 3
Type: Simple Min Essence: 2
Duration: 24 hours
Keywords: None
Using this Charm, the Solar can drastically reduce
his healing times. As long as the Charm is in effect,
the character can heal a number of shock boxes equal
to his Resistance for each hour of rest (or 2 hours of
activity). He can also greatly reduce the intervals it
takes for him to turn Killing Damage into Shock: It
requires 3 hours for a -0 box, 6 hours for -1 and 12
hours for one -2. If the character is not resting doubhle
this time as usual.
Unstoppable Vitality Stance
Cost: None Min Resistance: 3
Type: Permanent Min Essence: 3
Duration: Permanent
Keywords: None
The solar with this Charm always heals as if he was
resting, even if he’s active. Even other effects such
as being deprived of food or sleep do not affect his
natural healing in any way. If a Charm opposes this
then it has to generate a set that overcomes twice the
solar’s Essence in width.
Loyal Hauberk Path
This path deals with the readying, donning and stor-
ing of a piece of armor that the user clearly owns. It is
a variation of the Loyal Bow Path that can be found in
the Archery Charms section of this chapter. The Loyal
Hauberk Path however is rarer and has doubled mote
costs.
Warrior’s Focus Path
Essence-Gathering Temper
Cost: 2m Min Resistance: 3
Type: Reflexive Min Essence: 2
Duration: Instant
Keywords: None
This Charm grants the solar strength in the face of
adversity. When the Solar takes damage from a strike
he gains motes equal to the wound-penalty level the
box would gain him for shock damage and twice that
amount for killing damage. Thus 2K that would fill
both a -1 and a -2 box would grant the solar 6 motes
of essence.
This Charm does not work if the solar is not in mortal
danger - simply ordering his subordinates to slap him
in the face does not net the solar any motes even if he
takes damage.
Blazing Sun Trance
Cost: 12m Min Resistance: 5
Type: Simple Min Essence: 3
Duration: One scene
Keywords: None
When one of the solar invokes this Charm then he en-
ters a state of mind focused on battle alone. This could
be screaming, primal rage, merciless justice or some
other deep passion appropriate to the character. Dur-
ing this Trance the solar can ignore all penalties and
impairment from wounds and pain this includes the
penalties caused by filled health boxes. Additionally
he may add 1d to each combat-related action regard-
less of stat or skill.
While the Blazing Sun Trance lasts he can only con-
centrate on combat and take no complex actions or
speak more than a few muttered words. He also gains
one point of Limit when this Charm ends. If he wants
to end the Charm before the scene is over he instead
takes three points of Limit.
Unconquerable Will Prana
Cost: None Min Resistance: 5
Type: Permanent Min Essence: 4
Duration: Permanent
Keywords: Obvious, Perfect
This Charm can only be used once in a lifetime, at
the end of it to be specific. If the Solar dies while this
Charm is in effect (which would be any time after
learning this Charm barring supernatural involve-
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ment) his Essence binds his soul and will to a cause
important to him at the time of death and he can keep
on going regardless of damage.
The character can act normally, as if unharmed, for a
number of rounds equal to his Essence. This means
that he does not suffer penalties from being wounded.
Damage, Sickness, Crippling and Disease effects can
also be perfectly ignored. He is effectively immortal
for a short time. However his death is only delayed
not averted. Under no circumstances can his demise
be prevented nor can the duration of this Charm be
increased in any way.
Condition for the ongoing effect of this Charm is that
the character spends this time relentlessly pursuing
a certain cause important to him at the time of his
original death. Most likely this is his Motivation (or
Virtue Flaw) but it might be as simple as protecting a
village or warning one’s circlemates. If the character
strays from this cause the charm immediately ends
even if the granted time is not yet used up. If a Solar
does not have a worthy cause then this Charm does
not activate.
Ride Charms
Sail Charms
Socialize Charms
Flawless Courtier Path
Personal buff - Courtly Manipulation Charms.
Start with Soc 1 requirement
party charm
Soul of Nations Path
The Charms in the Soul of Nations Path enable a Solar
to affect the societies around him on a larger scale.
Wildfire Whispers Method
Cost: 16m Min Socialize: 3
Type: Multiple days Min Essence: 3
Duration: Instant
Keywords: Company
Talking to the right people the solar can make his pow-
erful words reach the right ears within a Company.
This Charm allows the solar to take Being Informed,
Counter-Espionage or Espionage actions against
Companies on his own. For information on how a
solar using this Charm interacts with Companies see
the sidebar on page 52.
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Mastering the Court
Cost: 12m / dice Min Socialize: 4
Type: Supplemental Min Essence: 4
Duration: Instant
Keywords: Company
When the solar using this Charm is the leading author-
ity of a company and actively organizes it’s actions
then this Charm grants the Company additional dice
for a Espionage, Couner-Espionage, Being Informed
or Policing action. The solar can spend 12m per die to
be added, up to a maximum of half his Essence dice.
This Charm is not useable when the solar indivdually
acts as a Company through the use of other Charms.
Stealth Charms
Unseen Presence Path
The effects of this path allow the lawgiers to hide
themselves from the eyes of others.
Easily Overlooked Presence Method
Cost: 5m Min Stealth: 2
Type: Supplemental Min Essence: 2
Duration: Instant
Keywords: None
The solar using this charm is easily overlooked, even
when searched for. The solar may add his Essence to
the height of a chosen Stealth set. This Charm fails as
soon as the solar engages in battle or otherwise takes
actions that draw attention to him such as flaring his
Anima Banner. Circumstances that make the Solar
stand out (such as a northerner in the southern direc-
tion, colorful clothing or a strong body odor) apply as
a penalty to the height of the roll
Cloaked in Light Technique
Cost: 7m Min Stealth: 4
Type: Supplemental Min Essence: 2
Duration: Instant
Keywords: None
Like the hawk striking out of the sun, the solar can
hide even while being bathed in light. With the magics
of this Charm a solar is able to take stealth actions,
even if the environment wouldn’t normally warrant
them - he becomes a sort of blind spot to the people
around him.
Using this Charm a lawgiver might hide from view in
the middle of a sun-filled, empty arena. This Charm
only works as long as the solar does not draw atten-
tion to himself by attacking or taking similar actions.
This Charm does not allow a solar to vanish while
people are actively watching him but if he can provide
a sufficient distraction he can use this Charm to hide.
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Evading the Mind’s Grasp
Retroactive Stealth (mind-cloud)
Perfect Stealth
Veiled Essence Path
The Charms within this Path grant the lawgiver the
skill to cloak his own Essence and Anima.
Humble Anima Technique
Cost: None Min Stealth: 2
Type: Permanent Min Essence: 2
Duration: Permanent
Keywords: Stackable
Each instance of this Charm grants the solar an ad-
ditional Anima Banner level at the start of his track.
This level does not cause his Anima to flare in any
way. Essentially the solar can cause his Anima to
go up by 1 without any visible effects. This “virtual
Anima box” can also be activated for no cost, keep-
ing the mote cost for voluntarily activating the Anima
Banner the same. This Charm can be learned as often
as the character has Stealth or Essence, whichever is
lower.
Blinding Brilliant Flames
Cost: None Min Stealth: 4
Type: Permanent Min Essence: 3
Duration: Permanent
Keywords: None
Upon learning this Charm the Solar is able to hide
his mien from the world when his Anima Banner
activates. When his Anima Banner reaches the stages
where stealth becomes impossible, this power may be
activated at no cost. Once active it may turned on and
off at will.
The flames of the solar’s Anima engulf him and hide
his identity. Observers will see a Solar with his Anima
Banner activated but they will not be able to discern
who is behind the flames unless they saw him before
his Anima fully manifested.
Quenching the Bonfire Method
Cost: 2m Min Stealth: 4
Type: Permanent Min Essence: 4
Duration: Permanent
Keywords: None
This Charm is pemanently active and grants the law-
giver the skill to hide Obvious displays of Essence.
When activating a Charm with the Obvious keyword
the Solar may spend 2m to ignore the keyword for
that one use.
Survival Charms
Lord of Beasts Path
The powers of this path grant the solar dominion over
the beasts of creation: He can both speak with and
control the animals of the land.
Friendship with Animals Approach
Cost: 4m Min Survival: 1
Type: Reflexive Min Essence: 2
Duration: One scene
Keywords: None
This Charm instantly makes nearby animals act
friendly towards the Solar. Only strong stimuli such
as extreme pain or fear will make them attack the
lawgiver.
Additionally the solar can communicate with all
animals while the Charm is active. To communicate
the solar uses sounds and gestures as if he shared a
language with the animals. If this Charm is used to
help calm, train or otherwise affect an animal, the
solar may add his Survival to the height of the roll.
Familiar Training
Animal Control
Elemental Harmony Path
Resisting Nature and hardship.
Infallible Hunter Path
Tracking and Camouflage
Thrown Charms
Cascade of Knives Path
This Charm Path focuses on overcoming opposition
through sheer mass of projectiles. The attacks made
with the Charms from this path double up in mid air
to strike one or more targets without fail. A variation
of this path (the Cascade of Arrows Path) also exists
for the Archery skill.
Wave of Knives
Cost: 3m / set Min Thrown: 1
Type: Supplemental Min Essence: 2
Duration: Instant
Keywords: Obvious
This Charm adds the characters Thrown in height to a
characters Thrown attack. This bonus is only for the
purposes of evading Gobble Dice. Upon reaching Es-
sence 4, this Charm becomes reflexive.
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Rain of Knives
Cost: 9m Min Thrown: 5
Type: Simple Min Essence: 3
Duration: Instant
Keywords: Obvious
The character launches a devastating thrown attack
against a single target. His missile spreads up into
multiple essence copies that slam into the body of the
target. The character executes only a single thrown
attack that does damage as usual but also causes each
Waste Dice to inflict 1 damage (of whichever type is
more prevalent in the weapon) on the target.
Typhoon of Knives
Cost: 12m Min Thrown: 5
Type: Simple Min Essence: 4
Duration: Instant
Keywords: Obvious
The character makes a single Thrown attack against
his chosen target. The attack deals normal damage to
the target but also inflicts two times the characters Es-
sence in Area Dice of damage to everyone within Es-
sence yards of the point of impact, including the origi-
nal target. The damage type of the AD is determined
by the weapon – a weapon that does more shock than
killing will cause 1S, while one that focuses more on
killing damage will inflict 1K per Area Dice.
Hidden Viper Knife Path
Unseen Attack
Crippling Attack
Piercing Attack
Lightning Knife Path
The Lightning Knife Path deals with lightning fast
strikes and attacks. This path is based on the Lightning
Blade Path that can be found in the Melee Charms
section of this chapter.
Loyal Knife Path
The Loyal Knife Path deals with the readying, draw-
ing and storing of a weapon used with the Thrown
ability such as a boomerang or a throwign knife. It is
a variation of the Loyal Bow Path that can be found in
the Archery Charms section of this chapter.
Phoenix Knife Path
With the Path of the Phoenix Knife, a solar can use
the heat of the sun to strike down his enemies. His
attacks with Thrown weapons are capable of dealing
more damage. This path is a variation of the Phoenix
Fist Path which can be found in the Brawl Charms
section of this chapter.
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Spirit Knife Path
This path is a version of the Spirit Arrow Path. It
fashions thrown weapons out of pure Essence. See the
Archery Charms section for more information.
War Charms
Glorious Battlefield Presence Path
This Charm Path is useful when the character is per-
sonally fighting in the front lines. When on the field
of battle, the charms in this path grant courage, feroc-
ity and magical strength to the combatants fighting
alongside the solar.
Heroism Inciting Presence
Cost: 7m Min War: 2
Type: Simple Min Essence: 2
Duration: One Scene
Keywords: Emotion
This charm is used when the Solar is actively leading
a group of extras into battle. The group automatically
gains the magical and motivational bonuses to their
Threat Rating and the Essence of the Solar is added
to the Threat Rating when resisting Morale Attacks.
Upon reaching Essence 4, the charm gains another
benefit as the extras can now keep one set with a width
equal to the characters Essence. If the Solar abandons
his followers then the charm ends.
Forging the Army Speech
Cost: 10m Min War: 4
Type: Simple Min Essence: 3
Duration: One Scene
Keywords: Emotion
With a rousing speech and grand gestures the charac-
ter quickly recruits a righteous mob to pursue a certain
cause. The player rolls Charisma + War and adds his
Essence to the width of any one set. A number of ex-
tras equal to the width of that set join the Solar in his
actions. This Charm only works if the audience is at
least sympathetic to the Solar or his stated cause and
if there are enough bystanders around. The Follow-
ers automatically get the Motivational bonus to their
Threat rating which turns regular mortal bystanders
into a group of Threat 2 followers.
Resolve Breaking Stance
Cost: 8m Min War: 5
Type: Simple Min Essence: 4
Duration: Instant
Keywords: Obvious, Morale
Invoking this Charm inflicts a Morale Attack onto a
target Unit of unworthy opponents. The Solar needs
to taunt, attack or move towards this unit to affect it.
Roll the characters Charisma + War and add his Es-
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sence to the width of any one set. Use this width to - splitting the education up into individual weeks is
determine the strength of the Morale Attack. permissible.

Unconquered General Path
This Charm path is used when the character stays
away from the front lines instead organizing the troops
and planning the strategy of the attack. The charms
of the Unconquered General path grant benefits to a
Company at war.
Steel the Mortal Mind
Cost: 8m Min War: 3
Type: 1 hour Min Essence: 3
Duration: Instant
Keywords: Company
The solar meets with the relevant people for an up-
coming might-based action of a Company over which
he has authority. He uses this talk to motivate and
bolster them for the upcoming conflict. After the talk
the Solar spends 8m and grants adds 1d to the dice
pool of the Company for the intended action.
At the end of the training time, the Company may roll
up to half the Solar’s Essence in additional dice on the
next “Train and Levy Troops” action it undertakes.
The Solar has to spend 10m per die at the end of the
training.
Army of One
Cost: 35m Min War: 6
Type: Simple Min Essence: 6
Duration: Commitment
Keywords: Company
Using this Charm the Solar becomes an Army of his
own capable of single-handedly taking a fortress.
The solar using this charm may act like a Company
and perform Attack, Defend or Policing actions on
his own. For information on the interaction between
individual solars and companies, see the sidebar on
page 52.

For an Attack, Defense or Policing action, the player

should talk to his officers or other subordinates. For
Unconventional Warfare he consorts with the troops
executing the maneuver discussing tactics and hard-
ening their resolve. This Charm is not applicable for
Train and Levy Troops actions.

All-Seeing Commander
Cost: 12m / dice Min War: 4
Type: Supplemental Min Essence: 4
Duration: Instant
Keywords: Company
When the solar using this charm is the commander of
a fighting force and is physically present at the site
of battle, then these magics make him pefectly aware
of all the units under his command. This requires the
Solar to be away from the thick of the fighting for the
duration of the combat and instead communicate with
his subordinates to make use of his knowledge.

This powerful Charm grants the Company additional

dice for a current Attack or Defend action. The solar
can spend 12m per die to be added, up to a maximum
of half his Essence dice.

Tiger Warrior Training

Cost: 10m / dice Min War: 5
Type: Multiple weeks Min Essence: 4
Duration: Instant
Keywords: Company
The solar personally trains the troops of a Company
at least 5 hours a day, for a number of weeks equal to
half the current Might Stat of the Company. It is not
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Martial Arts
Terrestrial Martial Arts
Even Blade Style
The Even Blade Style is sword-based martial art
designed for dueling. This Terrestrial Martial Arts is
a sub-skill of Melee and it is used with Dexterity. It
may be practised when wearing armor up to medium
encumbrance. Use of the Melee (Even Blade Style)
skill grants proficiency with all one-handed swords,
sword-sheaths and daiklaves but it can not be used
without a weapon.
Celestial Martial Arts
Righteous Devil Style
The Celestial Martial Arts Style known as Righteous
Devil Style teaches the use of flame weapons. This
rare style is a sub-skill of Archery that is used with
Dexterity and may be practiced even in heavy armor.
This style grants proficiency with all flame weapons
and artifact equivalents such as plasma tongue repeat-
ers. Unfortunately Archery (Righteous Devil Style)
can not be used without such a weapon.
Snake Style
The Snake Style Celestial Martial Arts can be used
while armored up to medium encumbrance and it
can be used for unarmed fighting or when using
nunchakus, hook swords or seven-section-staffs. It is
a sub-skill of Brawl and Brawl (Snake Style) is always
rolled with Dexterity.
Tiger Style
The Celestial Martial Arts known as Tiger Style is
a ferocious style about swift and lethal attacks. It is
restricted and can not be used while in armor. Brawl
(Tiger Style) grants proficiency with barehanded
fighting and tiger-claws. It is a sub-skill of Brawl and
it’s always rolled with Dexterity.
Crimson Leaping Cat Technique
Cost: 2m Min Ability: 2
Type: Reflexive Min Essence: 2
Duration: One round
Keywords: None
The Martial Artist moves with the speed and agility
of a deadly predator. His base movement speed is
increased by the sum of his Brawl (Tiger Style) skill
and his Essence score.
Striking Fury Claws Attack
Cost: 1m or 5m Min Ability: 3
Type: Supplemental Min Essence: 2
Duration: Instant
Keywords: None
For 1m, one of the character’s barehanded attacks
deals killing damage instead of shock damage. If the
martial artist is fighting with tiger claws, then he may
spend 5m and increase the width of a set by 2 for the
purposes of damage only.
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 Appendix IV
Spells
This Chapter contains an example list of Spells for the
magical disciplines of Sorcery and Necromancy. The
individual spells are sorted by the different circles.
Sorcery
Terrestrial Circle Sorcery
Flight of the Brilliant Raptor
Cost: 10m Range: 1800 yd
Shaping: One round Duration: Instant
Casting: Wits + Occult
Keywords: Area, Obvious
This spell creates a fiery bird that speeds towards its
target to explode in a ball of flame. The caster has to
roll Wits + Occult as his Cast Sorcery action to hit the
target. This attack set can not be parried, only dodged.
If the attack hits it deals Width plus the Caster’s Es-
sence in Killing Damage. If at least 1 point of damage
is inflicted to the target, then the target is downed.
The inferno caused by the explosion of the bird also
inflicts 4 Area Dice of Killing damage to everyone
(including the original target) within 3 yards of the
target as it sets everything ablaze. This blast sets most
things on fire and is likely to cause further damage in
subsequent rounds through the fires.
Infallible Messenger
Cost: 10m Range: Essence yards
Shaping: One round Duration: Instant Rain of Doom
Casting: No roll required
Keywords: Obvious, Summoning
This spell summons a glittering, winged being that is
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no larger than a small child. This cherub can receive
a message which is whispered into its ear. The cherub
is then able to travel nearly instantly to any point in
Creation or Yu-Shan to deliver the message by whis-
pering it into the target’s ear. The cherub even uses the
casters voice and social attacks can be transported this
way. These attacks can even be increase with instant
duration social charms.
Celestial Circle Sorcery
Sapphire Circle Countermagic
Cost: 12m / 16m Range: Caster / Essence
x 50 yd
Shaping: Instant Duration: Two rounds /
Instant
Casting: No roll required
Keywords: Countermagic, Go First, Obvious
This spell can be cast in two ways – either the character
spends 12 motes and surrounds him with a protective
field that shatters every spell cast on her for the round
in which it was cast and the one thereafter.
Alternatively the caster can pay 16m and choose to
shatter a spell within Essence x 50 yards. The spell
need either be in the process of being shaped and cast
or it needs duration longer than instant so that the
lingering effects can be countered.
Solar Circle Sorcery
Cost: 40m Range: Circumnavigated
area
Shaping: Three rounds Duration:
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One Night
Casting: No roll required
Keywords: Area, Environmental, Obvious, Poison
This spell is shaped as the sun touches the horizon. In
the remaining hour before the sun fully vanishes, the
caster has to circumnavigate the target area. He may
ride a beast or run but he may not leave the ground
or cross his own path. If he closes the circuit in time,
then a deadly storm draws up and rains acid and light-
ing down on anyone and anything within the area.
Everyone in the target area suffers an Area attack
that deals 2 dice of killing damage for each round
the character is exposed to the rain. This damage is
cumulative so by the third round everyone still in the
rain will receive 6 dice of damage. This damage is
reduced by 2 for every round without exposure to the
rain. Soaked clothing and wet hair count as exposure.
Adamant Circle Banishment
Cost: 17+m Range: Essence x 15 yd
Shaping: Three rounds Duration: a battlefield or the warrior-corpses buried with their
Instant
Casting: Charisma + Occult
Keywords: Banishment, Obvious
The sorcerer makes uses his force of will to banish
even the most powerful creatures. This spell is the
most potent banishment magic available to the dis-
cipline of sorcery and it can affect anything up to the
Third Circle Demons. It is resolved as described on
page XX with the addition that the caster may spend
additional motes to increase his chances of success.
For every 3 motes spent, the height of his chosen set
is increased by 1.
Necromancy
Shadowlands Circle Necromancy
Door of the Dead
Cost: 16m Range: Touch
Shaping: One round Duration: Three actions
Casting: No roll required
Keywords: Obvious
Touching and caressing a reflective surface during the
shaping of the spell opens a doorway between the Un-
derworld and its analogous point in creation – or vice
versa. Travel between the two worlds is instantaneous
and the portal remains open for three actions. After
these the portal closes violently, with mirrors shatter-
ing and metal tarnishing.
Labyrinth Circle Necromancy
Arisen Legion
Cost: 26m Range: 100 yd radius
Shaping: Two rounds Duration: One scene or
until Dawn
Casting: No roll required
Keywords: Summoning, Obvious
The necromancer summons the dark energies of the
underworld and releases them into an area of about
100 yards radius. Every corpse within this range will
animate and submit to the will of the caster. If neces-
sary they will crawl out of the earth or break open their
tombs to do whatever the necromancer commands
them to. If cast during daylight then the undead are
only animated for a single scene otherwise they will
persist until the fist light of dawn.
Unarmed Skeletons are Threat 2 opponents automati-
cally having the bonus for magical enhancement. If
they are sufficiently equipped (by raising the dead on
finest gear in the tomb of their lord) their Threat raises
to 3. Skeletons can never gain the motivational bonus
and reach Threat 4 but at the same time they are im-
mune to Morale Attacks.
Void Circle Necromancy
Lord of the Dead
Cost: 22m Range: Caster
Shaping: Three rounds Duration: 24
hours
Casting: No roll required
Keywords: Perfect, Obvious
The caste mark of the caster begins to burn a deep
and baleful crimson for the duration of 24 hours upon
casting. During this time, any death-aspected being
with an Essence lower than that of the Caster has to
submit to his will. Only the truly powerful such as the
Abyssal Exalted, the Deathlords and the Neverborn
can resist this effect.
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 Appendix V
Panoply
Mundane Equipment
Weapons
Archery Weapon Damage Tags
Shortbow WS,1K
Light Crossbow WK
Longbow WK
Heavy Crossbow W+1K P1, S1
Compound Bow 1S,WK
Flamepiece 1S,WK S1
Firewand 1S,W+1K S1
Boompiece WK P1, S1
Boomstick 1S,WK P1, S1
Brawl Weapon Damage Tags
Bite (human) 1S Y
Punch or kick WS Y
Brass knuckles W+1S Y
Fighting gauntlet W+1S Y
Short club W+1S
Iron boot W+1S Y
Martial Arts Weapon Damage Tags
Fighting needle W-1K Y
Pressure stick W-1S Y
Whip SK C, R, Y
Tonfa W+1S D
War fan W+1S
Sai WS,1K D
Punching dagger WK
Wind fire wheel WK
Hook Sword 1S,WK D
Tiger Claws WK
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Nunchaku W+1S
Seven Section Staff W+2S 2
Fighting Chain W+3S C, 2, R
Chakar W+3S
Melee Weapon Damage Tags
Small knife WS,1K
Dagger WK
Hand axe WK
Club W+2S
Mace W+1S,1K
Flail W+2S
Staff W+2S 2
Shortsword 1S,WK
Short spear 1S,WK R
Longsword W+1K
Battleaxe W+1K
Warpick WK P1
Long spear 1S,W+1K 2, R
Tournament lance W+3S L, R
War lance W+3S,WK L, R
Sledge W+3S 2
Polearm WS,W+1K 2, R
Greataxe WS,W+1K 2
Greatsword WS,W+1K 2
Thrown Weapon Damage Tags
Thrown rock WS
Thrown shuriken WS,1K
Thrown dagger WS,1K
Thrown hand weapon WS
Thrown chakram W+1S
Thrown boomerang W+1S
Javelin W+1S,1K
Sling W+1S
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Weapon Tags
2 Weapon requires two hands to use
C Clinching, can be used to pin w/o penalty
D Ignores Called Shot penalty for Disarm
L Lance, can only be used when mounted
P# Piercing, ignores # armor levels
Q# Fast, adds # to width for initiative
R Reach, weapon is exceptionally long
S# Slow, weapon takes # rounds to use again
U# Unwiedly, removes #W from for initative
Y Yielding, can not be used to parry K damage

Armor
Personal Artifacts
Level 1 Artifacts
Monkey Stone Bracers
May add 1 Dodge Action to multi action without pen-
alty, +1 Dodge

Artifact Breastplate
AR: 3 Weight: L

Baneclaw
Damage: WS, 2K Q1
The Baneclaw is an overly large sai forged from the
magical materials. Embedded with powerful magic,
these weapons have a hunger for the opponent’s blade,
easily placing themselves in harm’s way. Add +2 to
the height of all parry sets. Add +1d to all attempts at
disarming an opponent.

Level 2 Artifacts
Daiklave
Damage: W+3K

Reaper Daiklave
Damage: W+2K Q1

Level 3 Artifacts
Grand Daiklave
Damage: WS, W+3K 2, P1

Artifact Articulate Plate

AR: 4 Weight: M

Cat’s Grace Tiara

Dexterity +1, Athletics +1, Stealth +1

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 Appendix VI
Recommend. Read.
To properly use and understand this document famil-
iarity with the ORE rules and the Exalted setting is
mandatory. The following books are recommended as
they do an excellent job at explaining either the one
or the other.
ORE Rules
The most important thing you need is a book that details
the ORE mechanics. While the basics are described in
this document, the full breath of their options can be
found in the official books. The individual books and
their advantages are explained below.
REIGN
REIGN is particularly noteworthy because it is based
in a fantasy setting and contains a number of very
interesting rules. Among those are the mechanics for
Unworthy Opponents. These faceless masses behave
similar to the extras from the original Exalted. Fur-
thermore REIGN features extended tactical options
for melee combat such as tackling, tripping or stran-
gling your opponent.
The most important point however is the Company
rules. These allow both the Storyteller and the Players
to quickly and simply model the actions and influence
of larger groups – be they grand empires or small
cults. This works very well with the world of Exalted,
where the Chosen often find themselves in positions
of power among the mortals.
REIGN is available at: www.gregstolze.com/reign
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WILD TALENTS
WILD TALENTS is an ORE book specifically geared
towards superhero roleplaying. However its treatment
of the rules system and possible superpowers is so
modular that it can easily be used to model effects for
spells, charms or artifacts. In fact a few of the effects
in this book are inspired by WILD TALENTS.
Furthermore the WILD TALENTS book can be used
for attempts to transport the world of Exalted into a
modern day setting as it features rules for vehicles,
firearms, explosions, radiation and other wonders and
perils of the modern day and age. This is not directly
supported by OREx but the modular nature of the
ORE makes this possible with only few changes.
WILD TALENTS is available at: www.arcdream.
com/wildtalents
NEMESIS
This PDF download is a free version of the ORE rules
(called Dark ORE) modified for use in modern horror
settings. The main advantage of NEMESIS is that it is
freely available and downloadable but the downside
is that it’s strongly focused on the horror genre and it
lacks the depth of the other books.
It is however a good (and cheap!) start to understand-
ing the ORE system and the Madness Meters are an
interesting take on sanity mechanics that you might
want to use in your heroic mortals games...
NEMESIS is available at: www.detwillerdesign.com
 Appendix VI • Recommended Reading

various locations of the world of Exalted and primar-

Exalted Setting
These two books cover the rules (or crunch) side of
things but to learn more about what Exalted actu-
ally is, you’ll need some other books. I guess that
you’re most likely already familiar with the setting,
otherwise you wouldn’t have downloaded this book I
guess. Either way, there are a lot of excellent Exalted
books released by White Wolf that you should check
out. They do a wonderful job of explaining and detail-
ing the setting (or fluff) of the game.
ily contain setting information. Even though there are
some rules in there these still might be very helpful
when playing with the One Roll Exalted System.
These books are especially recommended if you want
to set your campaign in an area closely detailed in
one of those books. The Terrestrial Direction books
are available for each of the elemental poles and the
Celestial series deals with the supernatural locations
of Malfeas, the Wyld, the Underworld and Yu-Shan.

Exalted Second Edition

The core book for the second edition of Exalted is a
must read if you want to play a game in the rich set-
ting of Exalted. The book does a good job at condens-
ing the information about the world and its inhabitants
into a single tome. The full color artwork and multiple
comics also help a great deal in evoking the proper
mood and mindset.

The book deals primarily with the Solars and rules

appropriate to them but it’s useful even if you have
no interest in them. The Antagonists chapter in par-
ticular should be enough to give you ideas for many
a story. Furthermore the Charm, Sorcery and Panoply
sections might be good inspiration in creating your
own powers.

Exalted is available at: www.white-wolf.com/exalted

Other Exalted books

There are a huge number of other Exalted books pub-
lished by White Wolf, especially considering that it’s
in its second edition. Only newer books pertaining to
this new edition are listed below, most of which are
arranged in smaller series of five books each.

Manuals of Exalted Power

The most important books are the Manuals of Exalted
Power. These hardback books deal with the various
types of Chosen. Each of these supplements offers
a deep insight into the various playable factions of
Exalted. They describe their history, their mindsets as
well as their powers and capabilities.

Each of these supplements also contains some specific

rules such as charms and character generation. Those
rules are of course of little use in the OREx system.
Still these books are well worth their money if you’re
interested in Exalted, even if you should make no use
of their rules.

Compass of Celestial and Terrestrial Directions

The other two noteworthy series are the Compass of
Celestial and Terrestrial Direction. These detail the

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Questions / ToDo

• Abyssal Dice: Can they have something unique Socialize - Graces. Can help with Influence and
and cool? Sovreignity
• Sidereal Dice: A single one is useless. 10 are sta- War - Leading. Can help with Might.
tistically wiggle dice. That’s not so good.
• Lunar Dice: Are they inferior? Do they need a way Secondary Company Skills
to add more than 1 to a single set? Ess based? Crafts - Building things. Can help with Territory
• Generic Charms that change/enhance ExD Investigation - Finding out. Can possibly help with
• Personality Key: What about having a third key? Influence.
Persona prior to exaltation maybe? Lore - Learning. Can help with Territory & Influ-
• Intimacies as REIGN like passions to add or sub- ence.
stract dice? Performance - Talking. Can help with Sovreignity.
• Virtues? Do we need them? (Gods/Demons!) Intergrity - Sovreignity
• Social Conflict? It’s a confusing mess!
• Social Keywords? Emotion, Compulsion, Belief,
Total Control
• Problems? Do we use the REIGN system? Or a Sidereal Dice (SiD) Alternative
different system? The Sidereal Dice are bound to the fickle strands of
• MM powers, Hearthstones? People requested fate and allow them to affect chance in their favor.
those. What’s they do? Sidereal Dice are rolled as normal but sperately from
• Feats of Strength your other dice. After the roll any single Sidereal Dice
• Grappling, Throwing, Crushing may either have it’s value adjusted by up to 2 points
or he can be rerolled.
Charm Design Maxims - Companies
Company Effects begin at Essence 3 (for Solars) for
primary group related abilities. Ess 4 for tangential
ones. Ess 5 for unrelated ones.
Solars easily get high Sovreignity in their Compa-
nies.
Solars are the only ones who can really take Company
actions themselves. (maybe Lunars in Behemoth form
can do so too?).

Primary Company Skills

Bureaucracy - Organizing things. Can help with trea-
sure and Influence

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 Afterword

Now that you’ve hopefully read and enjoyed all of
One Roll Exalted it’s time for the afterword. In here
the author usually talks about the history and develop-
ment of a book. I’ll do that in a second but I’ll also
talk about the future of this game.
You can read the Wiki at http://www.tricktonic.com/
ORExatlted/wiki
Either way, I hope that you’ve had some fun reading
OREx and that it inspired you to run it.

But first, the history. Thank you,

As you can propably guess, this document was a lot Martin Nerurkar
of work. Spawned from a forum post by Bailywolf
on rpg.net and my reading of the great REIGN book
from Greg Stolze, the project quickly grew beyond
it’s originally envisoned scope of a quick hack: It
transformed into a full fledged supplement.

And that was a lot of work. Not only did I write all
of the material from scratch and playtested it with the
help of a few nice people, I also poured a lot of time
and effort into presentation, designing the cover and
layout artwork. But rest assured, I had a lot of fun
building OREx. Otherwise I propably wouldn’t have
spent my precious spare time to write something that
is given away for free.

Which is where we come to the present.

As you most know, OREx is a freely available down-

load but that doesn’t mean I wouldn’t mind some
compensation for my work. What I mean to say is
that if you enjoy the material and want to show your
appreciation for the game and artwork - why not do-
nate?

If you want to donate, simply visit my website at XX

and click on the donate button there. You can also find
out about and download my other RPG-related files
there, most of which are for Exalted. If you like those,
you can too show your appreciation for those, if you
want to.

And what about the future of OREx?

If you’re familiar with Exalted then you surely know

about the depth and breadth of the setting. There eas-
ily is more than enough material there to fill ten times
as many pages as are in this document.

I have set up a wiki for all those interested in the de-

velopment OREx. Up there fans can write up material
for the different Exalted Types including Charms and
one-roll character generator tables. I will frequent that
wiki to provide input where needed and once enough
material is collected, then I’ll compile it into a nice
supplement, just like thisc book, complete with graph-
ics and layout.

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